Demonstrations on scores of campuses in China Covid protests

Tsinghua and Peking universities among 79 institutions reportedly affected by unrest over long-running lockdowns and restrictions

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November 28, 2022

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November 28, 2022

Police barricades and checkpoints dot the streets of Shanghai China as the city slowly begins to open up after a nearly 2 month long COVID-19 Lockdown to curb the spread of omicron in the country to keep in line with the Chinese Government's (CCP) COVID z

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