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  1. China Covid: Protests erupt in unprecedented challenge to Xi …

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/china/china-protests...

    Brewing anger over the fire deaths led to remarkable acts of defiance in Shanghai, where many of its 25 million residents hold deep resentment toward the government’s zero-Covid policy after being subjected to a two-month lockdown in the spring. Late on Saturday night, hundreds of residents gathered … See more

    By Sunday evening, mass demonstrations had spread to Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Wuhan, where thousands of residents called for … See more

    Across China, protests have also broken out on university campuses – which are particularly politically sensitive to the Communist Party, given the history of the student-led … See more

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  2. Rare protest against China’s Xi Jinping days before Communist

    WebOct 14, 2022 · CNN —. A rare protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his policies was swiftly ended in Beijing Thursday, just days before he is set to secure a third term in …

  3. China's 'Bridge Man' inspires Xi Jinping protest signs …

    WebOct 18, 2022 · A rare one-man protest against Xi Jinping in Beijing has inspired solidarity protests around the world as China's party congress sits this week. Last Thursday, a man strung banners across a bridge ...

  4. 'Xi Jinping, step down!': anti-lockdown protests spread across …

    WebNov 27, 2022 · Anti-lockdown protests spread in China as anger rises over zero-Covid strategy. Depressed, powerless, angry: why frustration at China’s zero-Covid is spilling …

  5. ‘We all saw it’: anti-Xi Jinping protest electrifies Chinese internet

    WebOct 14, 2022 · Chinese authorities have strictly censored discussion of a rare protest in Beijing on Thursday that saw large banners unfurled on a flyover calling for boycotts and the removal of Xi

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    • Angry Protests Spread Across China as Xi Jinping Faces …

      WebNov 27, 2022 · Videos shared on social media showed protestors openly calling for President Xi Jinping and the government to step down as pressure ramps up on the Chinese leader. “Traitor #XiJinping ! # ...

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      Why are protesters chanting for Xi Jinping to'step down'?
      Angry protests are spreading across China with people seen chanting for President Xi Jinping to "step down." Thousands of disgruntled protestors took to the streets across China amid the government's restrictive zero-COVID policy. Demonstrators were seen in Shanghai, China's largest city, the capital of Beijing and other major centers.
      www.newsweek.com/angry-protests-spread-across-china-…
      Why did a Shanghai crowd call for Xi Jinping's removal?
      In an unusually bold act that appeared to indicate the level of people’s desperation, a crowd in Shanghai called for the removal of the Communist party and President Xi Jinping in a standoff with police on Saturday, according to videos circulated on Twitter.
      www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/nov/27/xi-jinpin…
      Why are protests breaking out in China?
      Demonstrations have broken out in cities and university campuses across China amid widespread anger at Covid lockdowns. The wave of civil disobedience was triggered by an apartment fire on Friday in which at least 10 people died in the west Xinjiang region.
      www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/nov/27/xi-jinpin…
      Why is Xi Jinping protesting at Foxconn?
      Ongoing protests against the government will add more pressure on Xi Jinping who also faced unrest at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plat where thousands of employers resigned. That protest was also partly fueled by the lockdown restrictions as the plant had been placed under restrictions following an outbreak in October.
      www.newsweek.com/angry-protests-spread-across-china-…
    • WebMay 22, 2023 · Xi Jinping is inseparable from the Communist Party. “Born red” into a revolutionary family, he grew up within the party’s byzantine inner circles and has known …

    • WebRetrieved November 4, 2022. the Sitong Bridge in Beijing on Friday, where protest banners with slogans criticizing the Communist Party's policies were hung the day before, ahead of China's 20th Communist Party Congress. …

    • Why Xi Jinping Is Strengthening Ties With Central Asia - The New …

      WebMay 18, 2023 · As the U.S. Attends the G7, China Hosts a Summit of Its Own. Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his …

    • A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to …

      WebOct 24, 2022 · A protester unfurled two banners on a highway overpass in central Beijing on Oct. 13, denouncing Xi Jinping as a “despotic traitor.”China’s censors went to great lengths to scrub the ...