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Nov 26 24 tweets 8 min read
The whole world is (or should be) watching.
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Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province (east central China).
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EW drive-by equipment seen responding to the protests in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Province in eastern China.
Not sure what kind of equipment it is, can only speculate on its use.
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Shanghai. Noting flashing lights in background, cell phone use still in effect. A relatively easy geolocation.

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Geolocation 23.14399, 113.41206 of a Zero-COVID emergency facility meant to house (detain) up to 20,000 in Tianhe District, Guangzhou next to the Guangdong Olympic Center Stadium (background).

There are videos circulating of other facilities, some meant for up to 80,000 ppl. https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/159603595924977254
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New record for single-day COVID numbers in China. Previous record set yesterday.
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It is 2:35PM Bejing time and despite having back-to-back record single-day COVID increases in cases, China's air transportation seems unaffected by Zero-COVID lockdowns (certainly not shut down).

Screengrab from @flightradar24
@flightradar24 9/
On the cyber side of the CCP govt response, attempts to drown out coverage of the protests domestically using ads that have been dormant for years.

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Beijing at 11pm local (2.5 hours ago).
Police cordoned, media devices still able to get the coverage out.

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"The following small video is a square warehouse built in Fenghuangling, Haidian District, Beijing, which is such a large area. Netizens in Beijing said that it seems that Beijing is preparing for a possible out-of-control epidemic..."

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Dongmen Bridge in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in central China. About an hour ago.

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Yiyuan Road in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in central China. The blank white paper is a symbol of protest against the CCP's social media blackouts that leave blank white messages.

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Several hours ago in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in central China.

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earlier this evening in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in central China.

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Shanghai. Protesters tearing down barricades and hurling objects at police earlier in the evening.
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A silent protest earlier today at Heilongjiang University in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China.

Their flag is made from medical masks.

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Liangmaqiao street, Beijing earlier today.
Tom Mackenzie makes a good point: protests are not rare, what is is the scope across social and cultural lines over the whole country.
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This is apparently BBC China's senior journalist & camera operator @EP_Lawrence being forcibly detained at the protest on Urumqi Road in Shanghai.
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Different view of supposed BBC China's senior journalist & camera operator @EP_Lawrence being taken away, yelling to his colleague to "call the consulate."
@EP_Lawrence 23/
Shanghai. The vehicles appear to be DongFeng Mengshi GEN-III CSK-182 HMVs. The equipment atop should be non-lethal. Not exactly sure what police service this belongs to but the CSK-182 is relatively new and has gone to the PLAGF.

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