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The World Cup, an iPhone factory riot and mass lockdowns: China’s zero covid quandary

Inside China

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China's Protests in a World-Recognized Factory

CNN's John Defterios has been reporting in China for a few years on the ground. He says he was surprised to see such a large-scale protest happening so soon after 20th party congress. His sense is that this protest so far is between the workers and the employer, not against the government yet. And also, the Foxconn situation shows a China-based company's struggle to comply with the government's COVID control, but still keep their machines rolling - it's quite a hard job now.

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