China Protest: People take to streets, protest with blank white paper against Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID strategy

Now the number of active cases in China has crossed 3 lakh. The post China Protest: People take to streets, protest with blank white paper against Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID strategy appeared first on APN News.

The Zero-COVID strategy of Xi Jinping, President of China, is facing a huge backlash as thousands of protesters are rallying against him in cities across China over the weekend.People are publicly demanding his ouster, the streets of Shanghai were echoed with slogans like, Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down Communist Party! The protests in the capital city were amplified following a fatal fire at an apartment building in the far western region of Xinjiang. Watch the footage of the protest here: At this movement in the chilly winter night, Shanghai people are chanting on the downtown street “ we don’t want dictatorship, we want democracy”.Extraordinary courage and solidarity showed. After 3 years of suffering from lockdown & control of society, people are raged. pic.twitter.com/AZRFh6bbiE— Vivian Wu (@vivianwubeijing) November 26, 2022 Amid rising corona cases in China, people are protesting against Xi Jinping’s Zero-Covid policy. People are shouting slogans demanding removal of lockdown and freedom. Along with Xi Jinping’s resignation, the protesters said – We want Freedom of Press, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Movement.Demonstrations have escalated in the country since an apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Chinese people are saying on social media that they were kept closed in summer and now are not being allowed to leave even in winter as well. Now this restriction cannot be tolerated, they say. Protest against #covid restrictions happening right now in #Beijing.#ChinaProtests #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ErvXTyZcUH— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 27, 2022 Protests in 9 big cities People have taken to the streets in 9 big cities including the capital Beijing, Xinjiang, Guangzhou, Wuhan. 66 lakh people are imprisoned in homes due to strict lockdown. These people cannot even go out for food items. They are also troubled by the daily Covid testing.Protests with blank white paperDemonstrators are protesting with blank white paper indicating dissatisfaction. Even in Beijing, students are holding silent protests with blank white papers. This is a kind of protest done to avoid censorship or arrest. Hundreds gathered outside Chinese Embassy in London for protesting against #ZeroCovid policy in #China on Sunday. The crowd, with young people being the majority, chanted “CCP! Step down! (共产党下台)”. They also called for #xijingping to resign. #ChinaProtests pic.twitter.com/4KsBj0qxKr— Alexander Mak (@maksphotograph5) November 28, 2022 Ever increasing corona cases Thousands of corona cases are continuously coming to light in China. As of November 27, as many as 40,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported. On November 24, at least 31,454 new cases were found. On October 26, a total of 35,183 new cases were reported. Now the number of active cases in China has crossed 3 lakh. Lockdown taking a toll on China’s economy The lockdown is continuously affecting the business of China. According to experts, the sector which contributes 20 per cent to China’s GDP is still going through lockdown or strict restrictions. Its central banks are also estimating China’s growth from 4.3 per cent to 4 per cent next year. Protesters in Toronto 🇨🇦 outside of the Chinese consulate chanting "Chinese people, resist! Liberty or die. Down with the CCP!"#Canada #ChinaProtests #ChinaUprising pic.twitter.com/tt4MajnskK— Melissa 🇨🇦 (@MelissaLMRogers) November 28, 2022 The corona spread has created an outcry in China’s financial capital Shanghai. Shanghai is also of great importance for China’s economic trade with other countries in the world. According to experts, the economic growth of the country is being affected due to the lockdown.On Monday, oil prices and stocks both fell sharply as concerns about the virus’ control in the second-largest economy in the world grew in response to rare demonstrations against strict zero-COVID restrictions in major Chinese cities. The post China Protest: People take to streets, protest with blank white paper against Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID strategy appeared first on APN News.

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