Covid-related demonstrations have occurred in 21 of China's 34 regions this year.
may have rocked the country over the weekend, but data shows that anger has been building for months.
A deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region spurred the most recent demonstrations, a tragedy protesters say was made worse by the restrictions. Data from Freedom House, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that tracks political freedom, shows that nearly two-thirds ofProtests also flared up in June — right after the financial hub of
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