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Weekend: Protests in China over Covid restrictions

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Protests iin China over Covid restrictions

27/11/2022 GMT

Protests in China over Covid restrictions

BBC World Service - Weekend, Protests in China over Covid restrictions

Thousands take to the streets in China is anger over continuing Covid lockdowns

Protests against Covid restrictions in China appear to have intensified following a fire which killed 10 people in an apartment block.

Protests at China's strict Covid controls have taken place in several cities, with some demonstrators in the financial hub, Shanghai, publicly venting their anger at the Communist Party leadership over Covid restrictions.

They appear to have intensified following a fire which killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region.

Also in the programme: We'll get the latest from Ukraine, where millions are without heat- and heavy snowfall is expected - as Russia continues shelling and missile strikes; and could we be nearing a breakthrough in thev threatment of the neurodegenerative condition Alzheimer's disease.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Jennifer Cassidy, a lecturer in diplomatic studies at the University of Oxford and Alex Andreou, a Greek-born actor, writer and broadcaster based in London.

(Photo shows a police officer watching over a protest in Shanghai. Credit: BBC)

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