China Protests against Covid lockdowns, Anti-Xi slogans raised
Beijing: China has changed. In the name of controlling the coronavirus, people have expressed concern over the excessive restrictions imposed by Xi Jinping’s government. Protests took to the streets across the country. They complain that they want freedom. Slogans were raised against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They are openly demanding that President Xi Jinping resign immediately! Crushing even the slightest protest with an iron claw, the entire world watches in shock as this mob flares up, a rare sight in the Dragon Country.
Key Points
A video of the riots has gone viral. All social networks are full of them. In many places, boys and girls are directly fighting with the police! University campuses across the country are turning into centers of protest. Students are also actively going on the road. They break down barricades and other barriers set up for social distancing.
Mass arrests of protestors did not abate the agitation. The demand to lift the senseless self-isolation rules is echoing across the country. It is noteworthy that the government has retreated due to protests in many places! The news that 10 innocent people who were held hostage in apartments due to strict quarantine restrictions in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, died hopelessly in a fire is adding fuel to the fire!
Due to public outcry over this, lockdown restrictions had to be relaxed in many places including the capital Beijing in Urunki!! Observers believe that the authorities did not expect such resistance from the people for the zero covid policy. This incident is a litmus test for Xi Jinping, who recently revised the party charter and was elected for the third consecutive term as president. On the other hand, Corona is also booming in China. More than 40 thousand new cases were reported on Sunday!!
Shanghai
Post-coronavirus, China has been under some form of restrictions for three years. With the number of cases increasing, the zero covid policy has been re-implemented for a few days. The growing opposition among the people has been breaking the barriers for two days. Shanghai, the largest city, was in trouble. People came to the streets in large numbers and protested. Slogans were raised against CCP and Xi Jinping. They put up posters calling for a change of government.
“You can’t imagine the anti-government slogans in Shanghai! It is unbelievable to see such a large number of people taking to the streets and publicly calling for the resignation of the President. We have never seen anything like this in our life. ,” said protesters in Swayan. The prestigious Beijing Tsinghua University is struggling with students. They symbolically protested against government censorship by displaying official documents. Actively participating in the protests in Urunki for a week!
Death note in the apartment
In places where there are corona restrictions, authorities are sealing houses from the outside to prevent people from coming out! Ten people were killed in the attack in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province. On Thursday, a fire broke out in an apartment, and ten people in the apartment died of suffocation due to smoke inhalation.
People were very angry about this. Thousands of people flocked to the demonstrations. He criticized the government. At the same time, authorities eased restrictions slightly. While the government has denied claims that excessive restrictions led to their downfall, local officials have apologized for the incident! Due to the lockdown that has been going on for months, people have to stay at home and are going crazy.
