How is China responding to Covid protests?

China's top security agency has called for a crackdown on "hostile forces" after rare protests against Covid rules in Chinese cities across the country.

China is the only major economy with a zero-Covid policy, with local authorities clamping down on even small outbreaks with mass testing, quarantines and snap lockdowns.

But with thousands taking to the streets, demanding an end to the strict measures, is there a chance the Chinese government could be forced to ditch the policy to ease unrest?