China has tightened security with heavy police deployment in several cities including Beijing and Shanghai where thousands of people, took part in protests

China has tightened security with heavy police deployment in several cities including Beijing and Shanghai where thousands of people, took part in protests in the past few days. They are protesting against harsh Covid-19 curbs – lockdowns and quarantines, restrictions on freedoms and the ensuing heavy-handed treatment of citizens.

China’s Zero-Covid policy has upended the lives of millions of citizens, hit their employment and incomes and slowed down the economy in the past three years. There was no official information on how many people were detained after these spontaneous demonstrations were held across China showing rare unity in opposing the harsh Zero-COVID policy through means of civil disobedience and expressing their resentment, exasperation and anger.