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☆ Apple restricted AirDrop capabilities in China ahead of anti-government protests, leaving dissenters without key communication tool as demonstrations spread
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple limited the use of AirDrop tools in China earlier this month ahead of anti-government protests. The restrictions, which limit sharing via AirDrop to up to 10 minutes, are exclusive to China. Demonstrations erupted across the country this weekend in response to strict zero-COVID policies. Typically, users can opt to receive AirDrop content from everyone for an unlimited period of time. Earlier this month, the company told Bloomberg it intends to roll out the setting globally to prevent unwanted file sharing.

☆ Huge COVID protests erupt in China's Xinjiang after deadly fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters verified the footage was published from the Xinjiang capital Urumqi. Videos showed people in a plaza singing China's national anthem with its lyric, "Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves!" The Urumqi protests followed a fire in a high-rise building there that killed 10 on Thursday night. Urumqi officials abruptly held a news conference in the early hours of Saturday, denying that COVID measures had hampered escape and rescue but saying they would investigate further. Some lamented its similarities to the deadly September crash of a COVID quarantine bus.

In Beijing, hundreds of mostly young people demonstrated in the commercial heart of the city well into the small hours of Monday. Freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of arts, freedom of movement, personal freedoms. A security guard tries to cover a protest slogan against zero-Covid on the campus of Peking University in Beijing. “Open your eyes and look at the world, dynamic zero-Covid is a lie,” the protest slogan at Peking University read. At Tsinghua University, another elite university in Beijing, hundreds of students gathered on a square to protest against zero-Covid and censorship.

☆ Rare mass protests erupted in China over tough COVID restrictions after fire kills 10. 'We are human beings,' chanted the demonstrators.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Protests have erupted in the Xinjiang region of China against strict COVID-19 lockdowns. Videos on Chinese social show people chanting, "end the COVID lockdown" and "we are human beings," Reuters reported. Xinjiang is in its third month of a COVID lockdown as the region sees a seven-day average of 24 new cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Authorities said on Saturday they would ease the months-long Covid lockdown in Xinjiang, reported CNN. Such widespread protests are rare in China, but years of restrictions due to the country's zero-COVID policies have led to growing anger.

☆ Xinjiang Protests of Monthslong Covid Lockdown Erupt After a Deadly Fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Wenxin Fan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Firefighters sprayed water on a fire at a residential building in Urumqi on Thursday, in this image taken from a video. China’s Covid-19 restrictions on Friday became the focus of protests in Urumqi, the capital of the remote region of Xinjiang, after a deadly fire enraged city residents who have struggled with lockdowns of more than 100 days. Urumqi officials said 10 people were killed in the fire in a high-rise apartment building Thursday that it took firefighters 150 minutes to contain. Residents flooded social media with comments suggesting Covid-19 restrictions contributed to the delay. Video footage posted online by state-run media showed firetrucks waiting as Covid-related road barriers were removed.

☆ China urges 'patience' as COVID cases rebound ahead of key congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Ryan Woo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

People line up to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Aly SongSummary Local COVID cases in China rise to highest since Aug. 20Covid epicentre in northern region of Inner MongoliaParts of Shanghai close leisure, entertainment venuesBEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China called for "patience" with its tough COVID policies and warned against any "war-weariness" as local cases soared to their highest since August, days ahead of a pivotal Communist Party congress. A few days into the Golden Week, the western region of Xinjiang also barred people from leaving as cases ticked higher. Tourists stranded in Xinjiang could seek temporary work as electricians, cooks and wood craftsmen, advised authorities in its capital Urumqi. Shanghai, which locked down its entire population of 25 million in April and May, reported 34 local cases on Oct. 9, the most in almost three months.

Un tren care venea din Urumqi, oraş din provincia Xinjiang din nord-vestul ţării, şi se îndrepta spre oraşul Hangzhou din est a lovit vineri dimineaţă muncitori care lucrau la calea ferată pe linia Lanxin. „Dacă muncitorii efectuează lucrări de întreținere, atunci conductorii de tren ar fi trebuit să știe despre asta. Cum s-a putut întâmpla o astfel de tragedie? Au dispărut nouă vieți!”, au reacționat oamenii prin intermediul platformelor sociale, mai scrie sursa citată. Accidentul s-a produs în apropiere de Jinchang, în centrul provinciei Gansu, iar la faţa locului au fost trimise mai multe echipe de intervenţie, a transmis compania feroviară China Railway Lanzhou Group, citată de agenţiile de presă chineze.

Organizations: China Railway Lanzhou Group Locations: Urumqi, Xinjiang, ţării, Hangzhou, Jinchang, Gansu

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