China: Protests escalate as authorities warn of ‘crackdown’
03 December 2022 |
1:30 pm
Fresh protests were reported from China's Guangzhou despite massive police deployment across the country. China is currently facing its largest civil disobedience movement since the Tiananmen massacre.
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