Topline Thousands of people took to the streets in parts of Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in China on Sunday to protest the country’s harsh zero-Covid policy, which includes stringent lockdowns and repeated mass testing—a sign of growing public discontent over the anti-pandemic approach that has been embraced by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his administration. This frame grab from eyewitness video footage made available via AFPTV shows demonstrators shouting … [+] slogans as police hold their positions, in Shanghai.AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts A candlelight vigil in Shanghai—China’s economic hub and its most populous city—began on Saturday night and grew into a protest as people shouted slogans demanding the lifting of lockdowns across China including in th… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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