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China protests: How deep is public unrest?

December 1, 2022

Beijing's zero-COVID controls have prompted nationwide protests. What are the social and economic consequences of the Chinese Communist Party's draconian quarantine measures? Our guests: Qian Sun (freelance journalist), Alexander Görlach (publicist), Felix Lee (taz)

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TTP I Qian Sun
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Qian Sun

is a Chinese freelance journalist in Berlin.
 

TTP I Alexander Görlach
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Alexander Görlach

is a journalist and author and a recurring expert on China.

 

TTP I Felix Lee
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Felix Lee

is a journalist, he was a longtime correspondent in China. He now works for the German specialized news outlet China.Table.
 

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