The Chinese government did not acknowledge the protests erupting across the country or calls for President Xi Jinping to be removed on Monday.
as millions of people continue to face stringent lockdowns that have led to food shortages in some areas.
Resistance to the draconian pandemic controls hit a new high after a fire in an apartment block in the western city of Urumqi left 10 people dead last week—residents in the building said they were only allowed out of their homes for brief periods due to COVID restrictions. The government did not acknowledge the protests or criticism of Xi on Monday but called for the zero-COVID policy to be implemented effectively.
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