Conspiracies, politics, COVID lockdowns, and protests, oh my! This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about the happenings in China's headlines over the last few months that have led to unprecedented protests throughout the country.
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This week's booze of choice: Goose Island's Christmas IPA and Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Sources:
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2022/10/23/chinas-leader-xi-jinping-secures-third-term-as-his-rivals-fall-away/?sh=4ce2c3831a20
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-22/former-chinese-leader-hu-abruptly-leaves-xi-s-side-at-congress?sref=r8IFvtn0
- https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/yg2lke/new_footage_emerges_of_former_chinese_leader_hu/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-COVID#China
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62830326
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62804213
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/business/china-protests-covid-jobs.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Science_and_Technology_Park
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/29/world/asia/china-protests-demands.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/world/asia/china-fire.html
- https://www.npr.org/2022/11/29/1139640449/morning-news-brief
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/business/foxconn-offer-protests-china-covid-intl-hnk
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/china-lockdown-protests-covid-videos-photos/
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