Anti-Lockdown protests erupt across China

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood says Asian investment markets today wobbled as nationwide protests against China's zero-Covid policy accelerated.

“It follows protests in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai after a deadly fire in Urumqi in China's west where 10 people died after fire-fighters apparently could not access the property because of Covid lockdown rules," Mr Greenwood said.

“Covid cases in China hit all-time highs today the protests, some of which directly targeted President Xi Jinping and the Government, are rare in China."