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Amidst the most widespread protests in decades, the Chinese government is campaigning on multiple fronts to quell dissent, based on its suppression and surveillance toolkit. By the end of Tuesday, the protests appeared to have been smaller and more dispersed. This is videos that show what the protesters want – and the risks.

The operation is being carried out by the security apparatus built by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping. In pursuit of unshakable dominance, he expanded the police force, promoted loyal security leaders, and declared that “political security” must be the foundation of national security. .

Simultaneously with the imposition of a crackdown, the government announced that it would increase vaccinations for the elderly. That move is seen as crucial to easing China’s tight Covid control measures, which have sparked public anger – signaling that as Beijing cracks down on dissent , they are also moving to address the underlying problem of the protests.

Details: Public security personnel and vehicles have covered potential protest sites. Police officers are searching some residents’ phones for banned apps. Officials are going to the homes of protesters to warn them of illegal activities and are taking some away for questioning. Moderators are removing protest icons and slogans from social networks.

Analysis: William Hurst, a professor at Cambridge University who studies politics and protests in China, said of the country’s leaders: “They are talking as little as possible for as long as possible. “If they do, it can add to the tension, so you’re better off sitting back and pretending nothing happened.”


As Ukraine faces the prospect of a winter without heat, US officials yesterday pledged to provide Ukraine with $53 million to repair an electricity grid crippled by relentless Russian air strikes and to find a way to rally other allies to make similar offers. The State Department said the money will be used to purchase equipment such as distribution transformers and circuit breakers.

On the first day of a two-day NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, officials considered how best to assist Ukraine in its reconstruction, as well as how to better protect the nations. closest NATO member to Ukraine from any potential contagion from the conflict. Separately, the secretary-general stressed that the alliance could one day expand to include Ukraine.

American and European officials argue that Moscow is trying to demoralize Ukrainians by depriving them of basic utilities during the winter. It adopted the tactic after the Russian army began to experiment big failure in recent months, including the forced retreat from the southern city Kherson and the Kharkiv region in the northeast.

Text definition: NATO countries have so far supplied about $40 billion in weapons to Ukraine, roughly equal to France’s annual defense budget. But Ukraine has torn stockpiles, sparking a scramble to give the country what it needs while also replenishing NATO members’ arsenals.

In other news from the war:


Price hike in Germany and Spain cool in November after months of steady gains as falling energy prices eased pressure on consumers and businesses in Europe’s two largest economies. In Germany, the annual inflation rate fell to 11.3% from 11.6%, while in Spain it dropped to 6.6% from 7.3% in October.

But even as signs suggest inflation is easing, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, says she does not believe inflation has peaked in the 19 countries that use the euro as currency. Consumer prices across the eurozone spiked in October at a record annual rate of 10.7%. The latest data will be released today.

Inflation has recently eased slightly in many countries around the world, including Singapore, Belgium and Australia. But Fears of a global recession remain amid growing food scarcity and threats of an oil shock and financial crisis. A strong US dollar has exacerbated the debt burden of developing economies, increasing the likelihood of government defaults.

In The Times Magazine, 85-year-old playwright Tom Stoppard talks to David Marchese about the rising tide of anti-Semitism, his approach to hate speech and his latest play, “Leopoldstadt.”

“I am always interested in who I am and why,” he says. “What I’m writing, as a playwright or a novelist, is something of a parallel to that.”

Break the dazzling form of Kylian Mbappé: The snap, the slit, the smart header, the calm cut — French Mbappé can do it alland Alan Shearer explains how.

Did Ronaldo score against Uruguay?: Portuguese star seems to have scored his first goal for his country against Uruguay – he celebrated as if he had – but Bruno Fernandes was credited.

USA vs Iran: Star Christian Pulisic scored the only goal in the American’s win-lose match yesterday but had to withdraw after being injured in the match. A tense but goalless second half meant the US made it to the knockout stages.

The Angolan authorities have asked Interpol to help track down Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the former president of Angola, who was once considered the richest woman in Africa. The attempt to arrest her comes after years of investigations into the huge fortune she amassed while her father, José Eduardo dos Santos, held office. He passed away in July.

Authorities said they plan to charge her with economic crimes related to her tenure as head of the state oil company. With a net worth once estimated at $3.5 billion, dos Santos has become deal with corruption in Angola after her father resigned in 2017.

Angolan authorities say letters to her home in the Netherlands, the UK and the United Arab Emirates have gone unanswered. “My address is known, my whereabouts are known,” dos Santos told The Times this month. She called the investigation a “political crackdown” and accused the courts in Angola of bias.

“I am not a fugitive,” says dos Santos, who Post frequently on Instagram. “I’m not hiding anything from anyone.” Many of her assets around the world, including those in Portugal and the Netherlands, have been frozen because of corruption allegations that have dogged her. — Lynsey Chutel, a Briefings writer in Johannesburg

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