Protests across China have intensified as more residents retaliate against the country’s zero-COVID policy.
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00:00Protests in China have intensified over the country's zero COVID policy.
00:04The policy, which began nearly three years ago at the beginning of the pandemic,
00:09has forced people into strict months-long lockdowns and has led to mass testing and
00:15digital tracking. Some residents have even tried to break out of these lockdowns
00:19by retaliating against police officers, seen here wearing hazmat suits.
00:24Another group of protesters in Shanghai chanted for the Chinese Communist Party
00:29and its president, who initiated the policy, to step down.
00:36A heavy police presence has been seen in some parts of the country,
00:40and there have reportedly been multiple arrests. The protests picked up last week after 10 people
00:45died in a residential high-rise building that caught on fire. Many have blamed lockdown
00:50restrictions for the deaths, but local authorities deny those claims.