The protests are a rare direct demonstration against the ruling Communist Party, and government censors are playing a game of cat-and-mouse with videos of them.
Videos of hundreds protesting in Shanghai started to appear on WeChat Saturday night. Showing chants about removing COVID-19 restrictions and demanding freedom, they would only stay up for only minutes before being censored.
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The Sony Xperia 1 III (pictured) was released in April. The company planned to launch its newest smartphones in China on July 7, but later apologised for the insensitive choice of date after a backlash.
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Sony apologises for choosing anniversary of Japanese invasion of China as launch date for newest smartphones
Japanese tech giant Sony Group has apologised for scheduling its China marquee launch event on the same date that Japan invaded the country 84 years ago.
Sony announced on social media on Wednesday (June 30) night that it would host an event in China on July 7 to unveil its newest smartphones.