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Chinese leader will see widespread demonstrations against zero-Covid policy as threat to CCP's authority. Police at a protest in Beijing on Sunday against ...

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping's strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party.

Protests against China's tough COVID-19 measures have erupted across the nation, fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region.

China is stuck in the lockdown mentality because it initially worked. It's now strangling the economy and beginning to trigger serious unrest.

Asia-Pacific markets traded lower on Monday amid unrest in China over its continued zero-Covid policy and a growing number of cases reported in the nation.

The yuan slumped, the Australian dollar led commodity currencies lower and the greenback strengthened against most major peers as protests in China against ...

Stocks and oil weakened on Monday as rare protests in major Chinese cities against the country's strict zero-COVID policy raised worries about management of ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday, notching a gain during the holiday-shortened trading week. Worries about continued lockdowns in China kept ...

Rare protests broke out across China over the weekend as groups of people vented their frustration over the zero-Covid policy.

China's major stock indices and its currency have opened sharply lower Monday, as widespread protests against the country's stringent Covid-19 restrictions ...

The latest demonstrations are unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago.

The show of civil disobedience among Chinese citizens, which appears to be gaining momentum, is being labelled as "extraordinary".

By DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press. SHANGHAI — Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, ...

Protests have erupted across China, with people chanting “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show of defiance.

The dollar climbed on Monday as protests against Covid restrictions in China rattled financial markets, sending the yuan sliding.

Chinese assets slumped Monday as a sense of chaos and uncertainty gripped traders after growing protests against Covid curbs complicated the nation's path ...

European markets are heading for a lower open on Monday as investors keep a close eye on unrest in China as the public demonstrates against Covid lockdowns.

The dollar climbed on Monday as protests in China against the government's anti-COVID policies made investors turn away from riskier assets, and consigned ...

From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the ...

Shares in China fell on Monday after protests against the country's harsh Covid-19 policies erupted in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities over the weekend ...

Brent, WTI fall for third consecutive week · Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China · EU delays talks on Russian oil price cap · Investors focus ...

For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.

Journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China's strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster says.

There have been reports some demonstrators have called for President Xi Jinping, the newly re-elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, to ...

A deadly fire provoked the weekend demonstrations across the country, but protesters' grievances about the country's covid policy run deep.

From the streets of Shanghai and Beijing to dozens of university campuses, protesters made a show of civil disobedience unprecedented since leader Xi Jinping ...

Stocks and oil have weakened as rare protests in major Chinese cities against the country's strict zero-COVID-19 policy...

They have been protesting against COVID controls, censorship and China's ubiquitous surveillance; In China, the public are forbidden to speak ill of the ...

Beijing is weaving its story into hearts and minds in the region via influence campaigns that could impact democracy.

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Chinese politics & policy news every morning. In 2011, Xi Jinping, China's then vice- ...

Protests against China's strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities...

Stocks and commodities prices suffered a broad sell-off on Monday as rare protests in major Chinese cities against...

China has maintained a stringent approach to Covid, even as restrictions in other countries have eased. Government stringency index, based on nine indicators ...

To reverse its zero-Covid policy risks loss of life, economic damage and the emergence of new variants, says Prof Devi Sridhar, Edinburgh University's chair ...

The economic outlook for China is not good however its leaders respond to anti-lockdown protests.

As protesters in Chinese cities rage against Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy, TV feeds are edited to avoid crowd scenes.

PM's first major foreign policy speech warns of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping's regime.

Hundreds of people have gathered in cities around the world to show support for those in China protesting the hardline zero-COVID-19 government policy.

State-run media outlets largely ignore nationwide protests, but continue to push the importance of Covid restrictions. Front pages of The Global Times and ...

A fire which killed 10 people in Urumqi, capital of the western Xinjiang region, appears to have triggered the widespread unrest, and strong-arm reprisals from ...

Growing protests in the world's biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.