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Chinese universities are sending students home and police are fanning out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests. That comes after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.
The Chinese Communist Party promised last month to reduce disruptions, but a spike in infections has prompted cities to tighten controls.
DEMOCRATIC STIRRINGS: The protests in China signal the dawn of a new era in which Chinese will no longer remain silent and will rise up against tyranny, Wang Dan said/ Staff writer, with CNA
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