Fear and fury in China – what does President Xi do now?
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What's the Catalyst of the Zero COVID Protests in China?
Helen Curnow: China's zero COVID policy is at the heart of these protests. She says a fire in Xinjiang province has touched a real nerve for Chinese people. People are deeply frustrated with this sort of zero COVID pressure cooker that they've been living in, she says. "It was not really a natural disaster. It's like it happened because we've been doing anything in the government"
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