What is 2022 COVID-19 protests in China?
{{Infobox civil conflict | title = 2022 COVID-19 protests in China | partof = [[democracy movements in China]] | image = {{multiple image|border=infobox|perrow=1/2/2|total_width=310 | image1 = 西南交通大学学生悼念乌鲁木齐火灾逝者 10.jpg | alt1 = Protesters march towards a local government building | footer_align = center | footer = {{flatlist| *Protesters marching towards the local government building following the 2022 Ürümqi fire}} }} | date = 15 November 2022<!-- Do not change: This is the start of the protests, not the start of mass civil unrest in China. --> – ongoing | place = [[People's Republic of China]] | coordinates = | causes = * Chinese government response to COVID-19 * Zero-COVID policy * 2022 Ürümqi fire * [[Internet censorship]] and increasing government authoritarianism * Economic recession and lack of basic needs caused by lockdowns * Workplace practices of [[Foxconn]] | goals = * End of the zero-COVID policy * [[Freedom of expression]] | methods = [[Protest]]s, [[protest song]]s, [[political demonstration|demonstrations]], [[riot]]s, [[civil unrest]], [[internet activism]] | result = Easing of anti-COVID measures by some cities | side1 = Protestors | side2 = Government of China *People's Police (China) }} A series of protests against COVID-19 lockdowns began in [[China]] on 15 November 2022. The protests are regarded as the largest nationwide anti-government rally in China since the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests|Tiananmen protests]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Che|first=Chang|last2=Liu|first2=John|date=2022-11-16|title=Covid Lockdown Chaos Sets Off a Rare Protest in a Chinese City|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/world/asia/china-covid-protest.html|access-date=2022-11-29|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2022-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129002834/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/world/asia/china-covid-protest.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-28|title=Protests in China Widespread, Largest Since 1989|url=https://indonesi