Ep 1596: China Protests - Zero Covid crisis poses a threat to Xi Jinping

Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon about the recent protests across China as factory workers, migrants, students and others come out into the streets to protest against Xi Jinping and his lockdown policies. Ian Williams' most recent book 'The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War’, published by Birlinn, is now available.

Published: 01/12/2022

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