Shanghai, Urumqi are the latest to ease COVID-19 curbs following last month’s unprecedented anti-government protests.
The protests show how Xi’s over-centralisation is exposing the CCP to public anger unseen since Tiananmen Square.
Chinese authorities loosen COVID controls, testing no longer required to take public transport in Beijing, Shenzhen.
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