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28 November 2022,05:56

Weekly Outlook

Covid Protests Erupt Across China

28 November 2022, 05:56

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As frustrations mount over China’s zero covid policy and continued lockdowns, protests, a rare sight in China, have sprung up all over the country. The lastest happened on Sunday, where protesters and and police clashed in Shanghai. In Wuhan, Chengdu and the capital of Beijing, demonstraters have also taken to the streets, citing disatisfaction with the strict anti-covid measures imposed. Last Thursday, a fire in the Xinjiang region killed 10, an event that many has attributed partly to the lockdowns. None of the protests have turned violent so far, although mamy have been arrested. Covid numbers have hit record highs of 40,000 in China, prompting a wave of lockdowns across the country. Equity markets have reacted largely negatively to the turmoil in the world’s second-largest economy, with the HSI sinking 3% overnight.

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