in the far western city of urumqi. the deaths have been blamed by many on restrictive coronavirus curbs and sparked off the protests. a senior chinese health official has acknowledged that some people have been unhappy with the lockdowns and blamed local officals. translation: some residents. and general public say the major problem is the oversimplification of the prevention control measures and arbitrary imposition of restrictions and the one size fits all approach. some localities have arbitrarily expended the areas and the people to be put on lockdown and in some regions without approval randomly putting the entire locality on stack. at present, localities have established an ad hoc working committee to deal with the wrongful practice of arbitrary imposition of restrictions.
many demonstrators held up blank banners in protest at censorship, and some called for president xijinping to step down. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people, in a fire at a block of flats last week. some are blaming covid restrictions for delaying the rescue effort. the blaze was in the city of urumqi in north west china, and mass protests there have now spread to cities, including chendu and wuhan, nanjing, shanghai, and the capital, beijing, from where our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has the latest. awarning, a warning, this report contains flash photography. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration, calling for an end to the country s covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to represent the way people are silenced here by official censorship. they are chanting, saying that strict lockdowns and
scotland and wales. and, a sneak peek at the roman villa, hidden for one and a half thousand years, and discovered under a field, in the east midlands. good afternoon. on an unprecedented scale, with a second night of protests in cities across the country. many demonstrators held up blank banners in protest at censorship, and some called for president xi jinping, to step down. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people, in a fire at a block of flats last week. some are blaming covid restrictions for delaying the rescue effort. the blaze was in the city of urumqi in north west china, and mass protests there have now spread to cities, including chendu and wuhan, nanjing, shanghai, and the capital, beijing, from where our china