China began to gradually ease its COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules on Friday in some cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, leaving residents feeling some relief. The policy shift came after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled protests — something unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012.
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