Beijing: One by one Beijingers braved the cold Sunday night after word of a rally spread on social media — a silent vigil for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China’s harsh Covid-19 restrictions. Within hours hundreds had gathered on the banks of Liangma river in near freezing temperatures, an AFP journalist at the scene saw, many holding blank white papers — a symbolic protest against censorship. Others lit candles and tea lights at a small makeshift altar, where flower bouquets were placed and a white piece of paper read “for the victims who...