Covid, lockdowns, an apartment fire: Here's what led to massive protests in China.

China is witnessing widespread protests against strict Covid control measures.
The unrest started after an apartment fire in Urumqi killed 10 people.
Many of Urumqi's four million residents have been under Covid lockdowns for months.

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