Pogroms and chaos: why the people of China are protesting because of the lockdown

In China, for the fourth day in a row, the record for daily coronavirus cases is updated. The number of infected per day has almost reached the mark of forty thousand. Most of them are asymptomatic, however. At the same time, fierce rallies against COVID restrictions are taking place in major Chinese cities. What measures are the authorities taking to stop the rebels – we will tell in the material REN TV.

Under the pressure of a crowd of thousands

A wave of protesters destroys everything in its path: fences, covid barriers, express test tents – the ranks of policemen are unable to contain the pressure of a crowd of thousands.

Protests in China have reached Wuhan, the city where the deadly virus pandemic began. It is reported that the authorities went to extreme measures: the protesters were remotely changed the category of their “covid passport” to the red level, which means they will be sent to a quarantine camp, and they will also be forced to pay for their stay there from their own pocket.

“Guys, you have a job to earn a living and money, but what about us? It’s been three years. Fuck it! Fuck it,” shouts a man in the crowd.

Why was the British journalist detained?

Anti-Covid protests in China are no longer flaring up, but are blazing in full force. Unrest is gripping Beijing, Wuhan, Urumqi, Chengdu and other major cities. Harsh detentions continue in Shanghai, where protests have been unabated since last week.

“Many people have already been detained in Shanghai, not just last night. Now couriers are also locked in their apartments, and we need everyone to be able to get medicine and food. We must help these people,” says one of the protesters.

In the fight against coronavirus, the Chinese authorities do not make concessions to foreigners. So, in Shanghai, BBC journalist Edward Lawrence, who filmed the protests, was detained. But, being in the crowd, he himself violated the requirement to maintain social distance. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, he was held at the police station for several hours.

New incidence records

In Beijing, with white sheets as a symbol of disobedience, students of the most prestigious university came out to protest. And in the province of Yunnan, they rally to the guitar accompaniment.

Meanwhile, the rate of growth in the incidence of coronavirus in China is hitting new anti-records – almost 40,000 cases per day. Restrictive measures only increase, as do measures to contain protesters. COVID tests are now being taken under the supervision of armed police officers, and military equipment is being brought into Shanghai. Mobile “covidaria” are urgently deployed throughout the country – there are not enough beds again.