Rare protests broke out in China's far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards, after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged Covid-19 lockdown
Rare protests broke out in China's far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards, after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged Covid-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record.
Xinjiang is home to 10 million Uyghurs. Rights groups and Western governments have long accused Beijing of abuses against the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, including forced labour in internment camps. China strongly rejects such claims.
Officials have vowed to continue with it despite the growing public pushback and its mounting toll on the world's second-biggest economy.
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