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ChineseCitizens who protested against the police were “beaten” by officers havingThey bank accounts frozenCOVID-19 policies Sunday according to protesters.
Protests were focused on three banks that serve predominantly rural communities and are currently under threat frozenIn the millions accountsSince April. About 1,000 protestersThey gathered outside Zhengzhou to demand the release of their funds ChineseCentral Bank, however they claim that they were met with violence.
One protester, who went only by the name Zhang, said to Reuters that she felt so angry that she couldn’t explain it.
“They didn’t threaten to beat us if you refused to leave. They simply used the loudspeaker and said that petitioning was a violation of the law. That’s ridiculous. The demonstrator said that it was the banks who are violating the law.
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Yang published this photo on Sunday July 10, 2022. It shows people holding banners and shouting slogans during a demonstration. atThe entrance to a branch from China’s central bankIn Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province. An angry crowd. Chinese bankPolice confronted depositors Sunday. Some were reportedly hurt as they were taken away in a case that was recalled by earlier efforts to use a COVID-19 track app to stop them from mobilizing. (AP Photo/Yang)
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Even with more than 1000 protestersZhang stated that the police outnumbered demonstrators by three to one.
The ChineseAlthough the Yuzhou Xinminsheng Village Bank was investigated and the Shangcai Huimin Country Bank were also investigated, the government has not yet announced any further actions.
China has already begun to eliminate clusters of COVID-19 infections within its borders and this is causing economic instability.
Wuxi officials closed down indoor dining and many other indoor activities last Wednesday. Residents are encouraged to work at home and not travel within the city, according to authorities.
China’s pandemic approach of “zero COVID”, which means that even small outbreaks could result in mass lockdowns, is a dangerous one. The policy caused unrest in Shanghai. There were lockdowns that lasted several months, and there was severe restriction on access to food and other essential goods.
Although Shanghai claimed to be COVID-free as of early June, hundreds of thousands of Shanghai residents still remain locked down.
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Shanghai officials claim that the city experienced more than 500,000 cases between April-May.
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