Three years into the pandemic, China remains the only major economy pursuing a zero-COVID policy. The Biden administration offered support Monday for peaceful protesters in China who spilled into the streets over the weekend to demonstrate against the policy. Public anger and isolated protests over Chinese President Xi Jinping's COVID-19 policies have been building for months amid stories circulating online of cases when, because of citywide lockdowns, people have died for lack of medical care and pregnant women have miscarried babies. At the White House, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declared the administration's support for the protesters. "Our message to peaceful protesters around the world is the same and consistent: People should be allowed the right to assemble and peacefully protest policies or laws or dictates that they take issue with," Kirby said. Kirby stressed that lockdowns and a "zero COVID" are not policies the U.S. is pursuing. Visit the link in bio to read more. 📸: @apnews, @gettyimages