The Latest Breaking News from Shanghai

China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. The country's leadership faced a weekend of protests not seen in decades, as anger over unrelenting lockdowns fuels deep-rooted frustration with…

Xi Jingpeng is facing his toughest show of public defiance since becoming president of China

Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city's streets.

One arrested as police reportedly demand information from Beijing protester, while show of force largely prevents fresh demonstrations

A large presence of police officers are sent out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent a repeat of previous anti-lockdown protests, which show rare open dissent against President Xi Jinping's ongoing COVID-zero restrictions.

Rishi Sunak warned on Monday that China posed a ‘systemic challenge’ to UK ‘values and interests’.

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Monday it will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday, Nov. 29 to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures.

China affirmed its severe 'zero Covid' strategy, following another round of clashes with demonstrators. Police pinned down a protester and held a hand over his mouth in Shanghai on Sunday night

Much of the world is wondering if the worst of Covid has run its course. So why, nearly four years on, is the country where the coronavirus originated still under lock and key? Rare scenes of protest out of China, like in its most populous metropolis Shanghai, have spread during…