Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China
Shanghai/Beijing, ChinaReuters Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire in the country’s far west. The wave of civil disobedience is unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi […]
Activists urge Tesla to close new Xinjiang showroom
Beijing, ChinaAP American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc to close a new showroom in China’s north-western region of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities. Tesla on Friday announced the opening of its showroom in Urumqi, the Xinjiang capital, and said on its Chinese social media account, “Let’s start […]