‘Xi Jingping!’, a protestor chants at the top of his voice, while others reciprocate with: ‘Step down’. It is one of the rarest sights in China when protests have emerged against the establishment. Under the current Chinese rule, dissent is tightly controlled and citizens have to face legal바카라 웹사이트ramifications for criticizing the Communist Party of China (CPC). Such incidents have reportedly led to prison terms for many social activists and commentators in China. So what changed?
What is causing protests in China?
Last week, a devastating blaze in China라이브 바카라 western city of Urumqi left 10 people dead. The people in China blamed strict Covid-19 restrictions for the deaths. China is facing an unprecedented lockdown over raging Covid-19 cases.
Public resentment seemed to peak on바카라 웹사이트Friday when protestors came out chanting slogans against Xi Jinping and his Communist Party.바카라 웹사이트Protests were also held in China라이브 바카라 Wuhan and Lanzhou areas.
As per international news wires,바카라 웹사이트protestors vandalised Covid-19 testing Centres, while students also protested on China라이브 바카라 University campuses.바카라 웹사이트
Several videos showing protests in China against alleged government highhandedness have surfaced on internet.
Last night, BBC reported that the largest protest was seen in바카라 웹사이트China라이브 바카라 Shanghai at Wulumuqi Middle Road on Sunday.
In Beijing, large crowds of peaceful people gathered past midnight on Sunday on a city ring road, reported Reuters.
Sunday protests바카라 웹사이트a sign of simmering discontent in China
The deaths in Urumqi fire have given a push to the simmering discontent within Chinese people against Xi Jinping라이브 바카라 stringent policy of ‘might is right’.바카라 웹사이트
There have been issues in China. The issues have been ranging from pollution, land grabs and high handedness of authorities towards people.바카라 웹사이트
In videos of Shanghai protests, general anger of the public angst is evident.바카라 웹사이트However, Xi Jinping has already launched a crackdown against the dissenters, proving that the government is watching.바카라 웹사이트
Chinese police reportedly beat a BBC journalist in Shanghai, while briefly arresting him, the British broadcaster has reported.
China라이브 바카라 regime has also placed barriers in 바카라 웹사이트Shanghai, around a city centre, where hundreds of people protested over the weekend against stringent Covid-19, Reuters reported.
For now, it seems Xi Jinping라이브 바카라 regime is certainly under a pressure to combat Covid-19 resurgence and public protests in Mao Zedong라이브 바카라 land. While anger with the Covid-19 restrictions simmers, some expressed opposition to people taking to the streets.
