{"id":64459,"date":"2022-12-02T20:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=64459"},"modified":"2022-12-02T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:56:12","slug":"china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beijing, Dec 2 (AFP\/APP): Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms.<\/p>\n

Anger and frustration with China’s hardline pandemic response spilled onto the streets last weekend in widespread demonstrations not seen in decades.<\/p>\n

China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother the rallies, deploying a heavy police presence while boosting online censorship and surveillance of the population.<\/p>\n

A number of cities have now begun loosening Covid restrictions, such as moving away from daily mass testing — a tedious mainstay of life under Beijing’s stringent zero-Covid policy.<\/p>\n

But sporadic localised clashes have continued to flare up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beijing, Dec 2 (AFP\/APP): Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms. Anger and frustration with China’s hardline pandemic response spilled onto the streets […]<\/p>\n

\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":64460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\nChina further relaxes Covid rules after protests<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tuba Zafar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tuba Zafar\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0dfa6d46d29e252acc3c6eab88113eff\"},\"headline\":\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-02T15:30:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\"},\"wordCount\":127,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\",\"name\":\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-02T15:30:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg\",\"width\":660,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pakistan News International\",\"description\":\"Latest News, Breaking News from Pakistan\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pakistan News International\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg\",\"width\":431,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Pakistan News International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0dfa6d46d29e252acc3c6eab88113eff\",\"name\":\"Tuba Zafar\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/744ef34d1951e7021517824208536635504a982cfd8baa76dc349d66268b2063?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/744ef34d1951e7021517824208536635504a982cfd8baa76dc349d66268b2063?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tuba Zafar\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/pni.net.pk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/author\/tuba\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","description":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","twitter_description":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","twitter_image":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tuba Zafar","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/"},"author":{"name":"Tuba Zafar","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0dfa6d46d29e252acc3c6eab88113eff"},"headline":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","datePublished":"2022-12-02T15:30:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/"},"wordCount":127,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg","articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/","name":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg","datePublished":"2022-12-02T15:30:05+00:00","description":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-1-23.jpg","width":660,"height":360},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/china-further-relaxes-covid-rules-after-protests\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"China further relaxes Covid rules after protests"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/","name":"Pakistan News International","description":"Latest News, Breaking News from Pakistan","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization","name":"Pakistan News International","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg","width":431,"height":121,"caption":"Pakistan News International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0dfa6d46d29e252acc3c6eab88113eff","name":"Tuba Zafar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/744ef34d1951e7021517824208536635504a982cfd8baa76dc349d66268b2063?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/744ef34d1951e7021517824208536635504a982cfd8baa76dc349d66268b2063?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tuba Zafar"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/pni.net.pk"],"url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/author\/tuba\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64461,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64459\/revisions\/64461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}