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Covid restrictions lifted in Chinese city of Guangzhou after protests

Covid restrictions lifted in Chinese city of Guangzhou after protests

Police still searching for protesters in other cities as top security body urges crackdown on ‘hostile forces’

Authorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as police searched for demonstrators in other cities and the country’s top security body called for a crackdown on “hostile forces”.

After days of extraordinary protests in the country that also prompted international demonstrations in solidarity, the US and Canada urged China not to harm or intimidate protesters opposing Covid-19 lockdowns.

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