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Speculation that China may soon loosen its COVID-19 restrictions has led to a sharp recovery for the Australian dollar, oil prices and Asian share markets.

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…

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Students have stormed top universities holding blank sheets of paper in the air in a rare silent protest to evade censorship or arrest at the hands of the hardline Chinese regime

A deadly fire in a region locked down since August ignited rare demonstrations of dissent across China.

China is witnessing widespread protests on a scale unprecedented since the Chinese army crushed the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

We would like to speak to people in China about their views on the protests and what daily life is like with Covid restrictions