Protests against China’s strict anti-lockdown measures have been paused as police were out in force on Beijing’s streets and temperatures dropped well below freezing.
Shanghai, Nanjing, and other cities where online calls to gather were issued were also reportedly quiet.
Rallies against China‘s unusually strict zero-COVID measures spread to several cities over the weekend in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades.
Some regulations were eased, apparently to try to quell public anger, but the government showed no sign of backing down on its larger coronavirus strategy, and analysts expect authorities to quickly silence the dissent.
From the streets of several Chinese cities to dozens of university campuses, protesters have shown an unprecedented level of rebellion.
Images and videos circulated online show students at universities in cities including Nanjing and Beijing holding up white paper – largely seen as a tactic used to evade…
