China begins inquiries into weekend Covid protests

In this photo taken onNov. 27, 2022, a protester is forced into a police car by the police, during a protest on a street in Shanghai.- AP

BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against Covid-19 curbs, three people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city's streets.

In one case, a caller identifying as a police officer in the Chinese capital asked the protester to show up at a police station on Tuesday (Nov 29) to deliver a written record of their activities on Sunday night.