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While recent anger and unrest over COVID restrictions are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect President Xi Jinping's personal standing, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said.

Protests this week across China show just how unpopular Beijing's zero-Covid policy has become. Now, even as the country signals it may loosen pandemic controls, it faces another challenge: Local governments charged with conducting mass testing and enforcing quarantine are running short of cash and could be forced to cut corners or reduce other vital services.

European officials say Xi’s comments during a meeting with EU Council President Charles Michel may signal he is ready to loosen controls further.

他振臂高呼，帶領群眾喊出了「習近平下台」。現在的他，人在何方？

China's foreign ministry defended the country's zero tolerance response to Covid while protests have increased across the country.  The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian took a long pause and shuffled papers before answering a Reuters reporter's question on the dissent by defending the government's policy China police move to deter zero-Covid demonstrations and trace protesters

In defiant scenes not usually seen in China, demonstrators have called for President Xi Jinping to stand down.