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China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests
herald-review ^ | 12/1/2022 | JOE McDONALD

Posted on 12/01/2022 6:59:21 PM PST by bitt

BeIJING (AP) — More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world’s most stringent COVID measures and head off more protests.

Following weekend demonstrations at which some crowds made the politically explosive demand that leader Xi Jinping resign, the streets of major cities have been quiet in the face of a crackdown that has been largely out of sight.

Guangzhou in the south, Shijiazhuang in the north, Chengdu in the southwest and other major cities announced they were easing testing requirements and controls on movement. In some areas, markets and bus service reopened. A newspaper reported Beijing, the capital, has begun allowing some people with the virus to isolate at home, avoiding crowded quarantine centers that have prompted complaints. The government didn’t immediately respond to a request for confirmation.

But many of the rules that brought people into the streets of Shanghai, Beijing and at least six other cities remain in force. The death of former leader Jiang Zemin this week could provide another opportunity for crowds to gather and potentially protest.

The announcements easing restrictions didn’t mention last weekend’s protests of the human cost of anti-virus measures that confine millions of people to their homes. But the timing and publicity suggested Xi's government was trying to mollify public anger.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: china; lockdowns; protests

1 posted on 12/01/2022 6:59:21 PM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 12/01/2022 6:59:35 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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“China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests”

The truth is these are PEOPLE controls, not virus controls.


3 posted on 12/01/2022 7:13:43 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Redcitizen

I have thought it’s people and economic control.


4 posted on 12/01/2022 7:20:07 PM PST by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: bitt

Darn. Now the protesters will “disappear” as the winners take firm control again. With examples made of the ones who dared to express dissent.

Plato: ‘When you shoot at a king, don’t miss!’


5 posted on 12/01/2022 8:02:35 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: bitt

Total B.S. > IMO.

China is playing for keeps, and they ARE NOT backing down.

Watched some footage yesterday of a massive show of White
Suit types.

Drones were taking footage of people looking out windows,
and going within five feet of the window to do so in some
instances.

It was said they are identifying people who will be
arrested.


6 posted on 12/01/2022 11:21:27 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the {Const'l} REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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