China witnesses unprecedented protests against its strict zero Covid policy, lockdowns - In pics

The protests have been fuelled by frustration at the central government's zero-Covid policy, which sees authorities impose snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing campaigns over just a handful of cases.

During Saturday night`s protest in Shanghai, people were heard openly shouting slogans like `Xi Jinping, step down` and `Communist party, step down`.

In an unprecedented display of solidarity to oppose the COVID restrictions which has entered their third year, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Chaoyang district in the heart of capital Beijing late at night yesterday, where all the embassies are located and took part in the protest held the blank paper to express their discontent and acknowledge the censorship.

Hundreds of demonstrators and police have clashed in Shanghai as protests over China’s stringent Covid restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities,

Protests in China against the government’s harsh COVID-19 lockdown measures continued to intensify over the weekend, spreading to dozens of university campuses around the country

A series of stunning street protests in cities can be seen across the nation threaten to derail economic activity and sap demand for energy, food and raw materials.

Epidemic-prevention workers in protective suits stand outside a residential compound that is under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing,

Police on Monday patrolled the scenes of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing after crowds there and in other cities across China demonstrated against stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three years into the pandemic.