SHANGHAI — Halloween revellers thronged central Shanghai late on Tuesday night (Oct 31), with some dressed in costumes that poked fun at China's strict Covid-19 curbs in a rare showcase of free expression as police looked on.
Celebrations in the Chinese financial hub began on the weekend, culminating on Tuesday in a large crowd of mostly young people that gathered around a popular bar area, according to onlookers and social media posts.
Almost a year ago Shanghai was the site of historic protests over China's stringent Covid-19 restrictions that spread to several cities and which were later seen as a trigger for the country's sudden lifting of the policy in December last year. The man recited a work by the author that urged those "who can speak out to speak out", before he was told to leave by a police officer, the video showed. Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the video.
Public critiques of government policies are rare in China, where authorities have been cracking down on free expression.
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