China protests

Sri Lanka says foreign research ships allowed for replenishment after Chinese protest: Report

March 20, 2024 2:23 pm

Diplomats have told the Economy Next that the strong Chinese protest was also because Sri Lanka's ban was implemented after Indian pressure.

Menaka Guruswamy writes: Some lessons from the protests in China over Covid lockdowns

December 10, 2022 9:18 am

Apart from the human misery the oppressive lockdown policy caused, Beijing’s zero-Covid policy has also resulted in an economic downturn and massive disruptions to its supply-chain systems

China: Amid protests, what changes have been made to Covid policy

December 05, 2022 7:44 pm

Here are questions and answers about a key turning point in President Xi Jinping's signature Covid policy

How many people might die, and why, if China loosens COVID restrictions

December 03, 2022 7:11 pm

China could see 1.3 million to 2.1 million people die if it lifts its zero-COVID policy due to low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, a British analytics company said.

How China’s police used phones and faces to track protesters

December 03, 2022 3:00 pm

As authorities seek to track, intimidate and detain those who marched in defiance of the government’s strict COVID policies last weekend, they are turning to powerful tools of surveillance the state has spent the past decade building for moments like this, when parts of the population turn out and question the authority of the ruling Chinese Communist Party

Chinese users play cat-and-mouse with censors amid protests

December 01, 2022 7:50 pm

Chinese users started posting images of blank sheets of white paper, said Liu Lipeng, in a silent reminder of words they weren't allowed to post.

Amid protests in China, recalling Tiananmen Square: What happened that day, what led up to it

December 01, 2022 7:26 pm

Tiananmen Square did not happen in a day — factors over decades led up to it. Here's its history.

Chinese unrest over lockdowns upends global economic outlook

November 29, 2022 2:26 pm

Millions of China’s citizens have chafed under a tight lockdown for months as the Communist Party seeks to overcome the spread of the Covid-19 virus, three years after its emergence.

China: Public sentencing of protesting workers draws public condemnations

March 26, 2016 1:35 pm

The incident in the Langzhong underscores concerns over the system's inability to protect worker rights against politically connected employers and a government terrified of rippling unrest.

Protests over chemical factory resume in China

October 28, 2012 10:08 am

Several citizens of Ningbo headed for govt offices of the municipal government.

A week after China eases Covid curbs, residents swarm pharmacies, test centres

December 15, 2022 7:14 pm

Chinese citizens remain cautious days after govt scraps zero-Covid policy

December 09, 2022 8:25 pm

While many embrace the new freedom, there are also growing concerns over the virus running wild soon.

In Pics | Demonstrators take to streets in South Korea denouncing China lockdown

November 30, 2022 10:53 pm

China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades staged by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions.