The size and spread of the protests in China is unusual - and possibly the most serious in the nation since the 1989 crackdown on student pro-democracy rallies.
People in China have been protesting over ongoing coronavirus measures as part of growing calls for freedom - and there have been unprecedented clashes with police.since the 1989 crackdown on student pro-democracy rallies in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Small-scale vigils and protests have also been held in other parts of the world to show solidarity with the people in China - including in London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney.Frustrations have been building for some time over the state's zero-COVID policy, which has been imposed to tackle any outbreaks and has led to long spells of confinement at home for many millions of people.
The disaster was partly blamed on people being prevented from escaping by lockdown measures - while city officials provoked more anger by appearing to blame the residents for the deaths.'Ordinary, angry people' - Sky correspondent witnesses protests in Shanghai The strict COVID measures have kept China's death toll much lower than many other countries, but they have also damaged the world's second-biggest economy.
Students at universities in cities including Nanjing and Beijing held up blank paper as part of a silent protest - a tactic mostly used to evade censorship or arrest. "I came here to pay respects to the victims of the fire - I really hope we can see an end to all of these COVID measures.Residents gather in the street in Wuhan as nationwide anger mountsSummer Kay, 24, who works in the internet industry in Beijing, said:"The pandemic and the codes have brought us so much torture.
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