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China has exploded with rare public protests over the country’s restrictions on COVID, as record-breaking case numbers have prompted heightened lockdowns.
Protesters have stormed the streets of Beijing, as well as the western Xinjiang region, demanding the government lift its restrictions ahead of schedule.
“End the lockdown!” some shouted in the streets, according to Reuters.
Other videos show people in a plaza singing China’s national anthem, with the lyrics “Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves!”
A motivator for the public unrest was due to a fire in a high-rise building in Urumqi that killed 10 people on Thursday night.
