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28/11/2022 05:06 GMT : China Covid protests spread

China Covid protests spread

BBC World Service - Newsday, China Covid protests spread

People are angry at zero-Covid approach, which involves mass testing and snap lockdowns

Demonstrators gathered in the capital Beijing and the financial hub Shanghai, where some called for President Xi Jinping to resign

In an unprecedented challenge to China's strict anti-Covid rules, anti-government demonstrations have taken place across the country for a second night. Many demonstrators had been holding up blank banners as a mark of protest against censorship.

And talks aimed at bringing peace to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are due to commence in Kenya.

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