SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese officials on Tuesday scrambled to contain a wave of fury directed at Beijing's zero-COVID policies, marking the biggest test of President Xi Jinping's leadership in years.
Xi Jinping caught 'between a rock and a hard place' amid unrest

Protesters in Beijing hold up a pieces of white paper to criticize the government's muzzling of free expression. China has been hit by a wave of unrest over its zero-COVID policy. © Kyodo
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese officials on Tuesday scrambled to contain a wave of fury directed at Beijing's zero-COVID policies, marking the biggest test of President Xi Jinping's leadership in years.