Many people in a Sunday night crowd in Beijing called for an end to lockdowns

China also threatens the lawmakers a forceful response to anything that undermines Chinese interests

The Chinese H-6 bombers repeatedly entered and left the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone off South Korea's southern and northeast coasts, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said

Thousands of workers had fled the plant and violent protests had erupted over a COVID lockdown and confusion over hiring bonuses

However the protest comes nowhere near to toppling him, analysts said, because he has full control of the party, military, security and propaganda machinery

The rare protests raised worries about the management of China's zero-COVID policy and its impact on the world's second-largest economy

The wave of civil disobedience is unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago

Building the nuclear force is for reliably protecting the dignity and sovereignty of the state and the people, Kim said