How a Fire in Remote China Triggered Nationwide Covid Protests
As smoke crept through the 21-story apartment building in far western China, panicked messages filled the residents’ chat group. “On the 16th floor, we don’t have enough oxygen,” a woman gasped in an audio message. “Soon our children won’t be OK.” Another resident added a plea about the people in…
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