SHANGHAI, China: China's censors were working on Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to coronavirus lockdowns.

Sunday saw people take to the streets in several major cities across the East Asian country to call for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms, in a wave of nationwide protests not seen since pro-democracy rallies in 1989 were crushed.

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