Demonstrations over Covid restrictions that erupted at the weekend now appear to have died down.
Protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as a heavy police presence is reported in Chinese cities.
It is widely believed residents could not escape the blaze because of Covid restrictions, but local authorities have disputed this.and held for several hours before being released.China remains the only major economy with a strict zero-Covid policy, with local authorities clamping down on even small outbreaks with mass testing, quarantines and snap lockdowns.
Censorship has gone into overdrive on Chinese social media platforms since the weekend's protests, to stop people seeing and discussing them.
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