China pledges to crack down on 'rumors' used to 'start trouble' as COVID surges

China on Friday pledged to crack down on dissidents spreading 'rumors' to 'start trouble' as COVID case continue to spike amid mandate reversals.

, which included mass quarantining, community lock-downs and travel bans.

But one official in China’s Politburo – the policymaking committee of the Chinese Communist Party – Chen Wenqing championed how China handled the pandemic and its mandate reversal earlier this month. Mass protests broke out in November over China’s coronavirus policies in what Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly downplayed in describing them as being led by"mainly frustrated students."

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