Rallies against China's unusually strict anti-COVID measures spread to several cities over the weekend in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades
On Tuesday, Disneyland announced it would be closing due to COVID restrictions.
On Sunday night, the BBC said one of its staff members, Ed Lawrence, was working as an"accredited journalist" when he was"beaten and kicked by police".
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