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China Protests Hit Guangzhou

by VOA News

   Police in southern China clashed with protesters late Tuesday in the
   latest in a string of demonstrations in recent days against the
   country's COVID-19 restrictions.

   Tuesday's protests took place in Guangzhou, a manufacturing hub home to
   many migrant factory workers.

   Videos posted on social media showed security personnel wearing hazmat
   suits and carrying shields as they patrolled the streets.

   Earlier protests happened in Beijing, Shanghai and other parts of
   China.

   Authorities have responded by loosening some of the restrictions, while
   also seeking out those who have taken part in the demonstrations.

   Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence
   France-Presse and Reuters.