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Eyewitness in Shanghai: ‘Everything happened spontaneously’

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Published: November 28th, 2022,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Ein Paar stellt sich an der Urumqi-Straße in Shanghai den Ordnungskräften entgegen.
Two protesters stand up to law enforcement officers on Urumqi Street in Shanghai.

I live very close to Wulumuqi Road (Urumqi Road – translator’s note). On WeChat, I saw that many of my friends went out on the street. I did not want to participate in any „fun“ or anything like that. I went there because I was worried. I wanted to help in case something went wrong.

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