{"id":1757510,"date":"2022-11-30T18:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1757510"},"modified":"2022-11-30T18:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:18:02","slug":"chinese-cities-cut-back-covid-restrictions-after-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-cities-cut-back-covid-restrictions-after-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Cities Cut Back COVID Restrictions After Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-cities-cut-back-covid-restrictions-after-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1757510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">Two cities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/china?_gl=1*tmvfx5*_ga*MTkxMzA0ODkzMS4xNjQ0MDIxMjI4*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY2OTg0MzI4NC45MjYuMS4xNjY5ODQ2OTI5LjQwLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> have loosened some COVID restrictions after massive protests rocked the country in recent days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/covid-protests-escalate-guangzhou-china-lockdown-anger-boils-2022-11-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> they will cut back on COVID restrictions following the outcry of citizens across the country. Chongqing will now permit close contacts of those who are infected with COVID to stay at home while they quarantine if they meet certain requirements, according to a city official. Guangzhou also said it will let up on the restrictions, but officials did not discuss the demonstrations. The area where violence broke out on Tuesday was still under strict rule. On Monday, protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-chinese-protesters-destroy-covid-testing-site-as-police-in-hazmat-suits-deploy-to-city-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demolished<\/a> a COVID testing site in Guangzhou, leading police to take action to scatter the groups of people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">China\u2019s \u201czero-COVID\u201d policy has been a key strategy in President Xi Jinping\u2019s attempt to control the virus, but the intense restrictions and crackdowns on citizens appeared to be reaching a breaking point in recent days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Health authorities in China also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-officials-soften-tone-on-covid-curbs-amid-protests-11669759134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toned<\/a> down their discussions of COVID, reportedly telling local governments not to take part in lockdowns that are long and unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cInternational and domestic monitoring data confirmed that the pathogenicity and virulence of the Omicron mutant strains \u2026 are significantly weaker than the original strain and variant strains such as Delta,\u201d Chang Zhaorui, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told the press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Wednesday, Vice Premier\u00a0Sun Chunlan also said that with a declining\u00a0variant and increasing vaccination numbers, the government\u2019s COVID maintenance \u201cis facing new situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last week, however, health authorities were pushing the messaging that Omicron was highly infectious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The country\u2019s citizens have been protesting in cities around China, beginning on Friday in Urumqi, where a fire killed 10 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Wednesday, former President Jiang Zemin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/former-chinese-president-dead-at-96-amid-nationwide-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a>, and some experts and protesters reportedly believe his death might lead to a newfound commitment by the protesters to continue speaking out against the government\u2019s strict lockdown measures. Jiang was a leader who propelled economic growth for decades in the country and rose to power after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 when military members killed students as they protested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSo as for Jiang Zemin\u2019s death, we feel a sense of tragedy towards the future of China\u2019s leadership,\u201d protester Ray Lei said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The death of the former leader could also give some residents a rightful reason to come together in groups, as some noted on Telegram, which protesters have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/dating-apps-telegram-how-china-protesters-are-defying-authorities-2022-11-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">used<\/a> to organize demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe can all go onto the streets today and lay chrysanthemums,\u201d one user said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two cities in China have loosened some COVID restrictions after massive protests rocked the country in recent days.\u00a0 The cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing said they will cut back on COVID restrictions following the outcry of citizens across the country. 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