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Riots in China, the authorities: Strike the hostile forces!

Riots in China, the authorities: Strike the hostile forces!

China's top security agency has called for a crackdown on "hostile forces" after protests against Covid rules in Chinese cities over the weekend.

Meanwhile, the country's health officials say the lockdowns should be "imposed and eased quickly". China has recorded a record number of new cases in recent days.

It is the only major economy with a zero-Covid policy, mass testing, quarantines and immediate lockdowns.

Over the weekend, thousands of Chinese took to the streets in rare calls for President Xi Jinping to step down.

But a heavy police presence in China's major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, appears to have curbed the protests.

The ruling Communist Party's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, which oversees domestic law enforcement across China, said it was "necessary to crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces in accordance with the law."

Source: BBC

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