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China Covid Unrest Boils Over as Citizens Defy Lockdown Efforts
Online video of fire in apartment block unleashes nationwide anger and protests over restrictions
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Protests against Covid restrictions spread across China on Sunday as citizens took to the streets and university campuses, venting their anger and frustrations on local officials and the Communist Party.
There was heavy police presence in some areas where huge crowds gathered in Shanghai, after protesters at one of the locations on Saturday called for President Xi Jinping to step down, a level of national dissent unheard of since he took power a decade ago.