The protests were sparked by public anger at the delayed response to a deadly fire on Nov. 24 in Urumqi, the regional capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, that has been widely blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
Many in Xinjiang have been locked down since August. Most have not been allowed to leave their homes, and some have reported dire conditions, including spotty food deliveries that have caused residents to go hungry.
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Some nine decades after a royal cemetery from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC) in Luoyang, Henan province was plundered and damaged by tomb robbers, which led to numerous cultural relics finding their way into collections overseas, the first-ever comprehensive archaeological investigation surrounding the key site was officially launched on Thursday.