Protests erupt in China over COVID rules

“There has been some media speculation these anti-Xi Jinping protests are the biggest in China since Tiananmen Square,” Mr Clennell said.

“Australian government sources tell me that they do not believe that is the case - they think that there have been bigger protests in between 1989 and now, it is just the footage typically doesn’t get out.

“The Australian government … is monitoring it closely but believes that the Chinese regime most likely will make some concessions on its lockdown policy, maybe sack some local officials and this will die down.”