At the forefront of China`s white paper protests, women were holding blank sheets of A4 paper. In reality, Xi might have used the white paper movement to flip-flop away from his zero-COVID policy, which was wreaking havoc on China`s economy.
On November 24, 10 people died in the apartment block blaze in Urumqi, the northwestern region s capital, with many around China blaming a grinding Covid lockdown for scuppering rescue efforts.
China is the only major country still trying to stamp out transmission while the United States and others relax restrictions and try to live with the virus that has killed at least 6.6 million people and infected almost 650 million.