Beijing sees rare big protest as people push back on COVID measures

Police urge them to go home but avoid confrontation

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People gather for a vigil and hold white sheets of paper in protest of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, as they commemorate the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease continue in Beijing on Nov. 27. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

Disaffected Chinese staged a highly unusual large-scale protest in Beijing on Sunday night and early Monday as frustration with the country's strict zero-COVID policy continued to boil over.

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