Tiananmen Square 2.0: Man protests with banners, calling on loudspeaker to ‘strike the dictator’ Xi Jinping
2 years, 2 months ago

Tiananmen Square 2.0: Man protests with banners, calling on loudspeaker to ‘strike the dictator’ Xi Jinping

Firstpost  

The rare public demonstration albeit by an individual comes as a reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests when thousands of students took to the streets of Beijing to rally against the government New Delhi: A man was arrested for displaying banners and shouting slogans against Chinese president Xi Jinping at Sitong Bridge, Haidian District, Beijing on Thursday. The rare public demonstration albeit by an individual comes as a reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests when thousands of students took to the streets of Beijing to rally against the government. Admire the courage of this man, but when the giant ship sank, the screams of the passengers were only the meaning of tragedy.#TheGreatTranslationMovement pic.twitter.com/tMt4spulZR — The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动官方推号 October 13, 2022 Meanwhile, users of the Chinese social media platform Weibo have been lauding the protester’s bravery and also praying for his safety. https://t.co/15otscwWEH — The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动官方推号 October 13, 2022 The protest came at a time when China imposed severe restrictions to contain a fresh COVID spread.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted with Free Tibet and Free Hong Kong protests in San Francisco
1 year, 1 month ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted with Free Tibet and Free Hong Kong protests in San Francisco

Op India  

On Wednesday, hundreds of protestors gathered in San Francisco as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the American city for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Downtown SF pic.twitter.com/GY9399G25B — Students for a Free Tibet November 15, 2023 The protestors raised banners reading “Free Tibet”, “Free Hong Kong”, and “Rise Against Xi”. Here on Market Street, Asians Against China’s Occupation & …

Singing communist anthem, China seniors protest benefit cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Singing communist anthem, China seniors protest benefit cuts

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese seniors singing the communist anthem protested in the city of Wuhan on Wednesday over benefit cuts, in a rare sign of confrontation with the authoritarian state. The demonstration was the latest sign of economic pain caused by China’s now-abandoned “zero COVID” policy and a drop in local government coffers exacerbated by the collapse of major players in …

‘The protest of our generation’: China’s first-time demonstrators try to find a voice
2 years, 1 month ago

‘The protest of our generation’: China’s first-time demonstrators try to find a voice

LA Times  

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China protests explode 'harmonious society myth': Tiananmen leader Wang Dan
2 years, 1 month ago

China protests explode 'harmonious society myth': Tiananmen leader Wang Dan

Firstpost  

Wang Dan, who was jailed and then exiled after the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement was crushed, told reporters in Japan that the string of protests also proved that younger Chinese are not politically apathetic Tokyo: Demonstrations in China sparked by tough anti-Covid policies explode the “myth” of a “harmonious society” and reveal deep discontent with Beijing’s rulers, a leader of …

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains
2 years, 1 month ago

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains

Al Jazeera  

Bill was standing with a group of people mostly in their 20s when a young woman started to lead the chanting. “If you’ve been following Chinese politics for long enough, you have to wonder whether the anti-lockdown protests are getting near the point where serious top-down nationwide crackdown becomes pretty much inevitable,” Taisu Zhang, a professor at Yale Law School, …

China protesters facing off with police draw comparisons with Tiananmen's 'tank man'
2 years, 1 month ago

China protesters facing off with police draw comparisons with Tiananmen's 'tank man'

Daily Mail  

Protesters defying China's brutal Communist regime and its hash zero-Covid policies are being compared to Tiananmen Square's famous 'tank man' in a move sure to send shivers down spines in Beijing. A Chinese man protesting against Xi Jinping's increasingly autocratic rule of the country faces off against a police riot van in footage thought to have come from Shanghai at …

Chinese protests spread over government’s covid restrictions
2 years, 1 month ago

Chinese protests spread over government’s covid restrictions

Live Mint  

BEIJING : Protests are erupting in major cities in China over President Xi Jinping‘s zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19, an unusual show of defiance in the country as the economic and social costs from snap lockdowns and other strict restrictions escalate. Other videos and photographs circulating online showed students demonstrating at the Communication University of China in Nanjing, with one clip …

Photos: The Chinese take to the streets over country’s 'zero COVID' strategy
2 years, 1 month ago

Photos: The Chinese take to the streets over country’s 'zero COVID' strategy

Hindustan Times  

Photos: The Chinese take to the streets over country’s 'zero COVID' strategy Beijing and Shanghai witnessed public outrage against the state yesterday and today, with the public shouting slogans such as "Xi Jinping, step down! However, officials continue to stand by the Zero-Covid policy as they refused to make any comment on the mounting protests and the criticism of President …

Explained: The challenge before China’s Xi Jinping as rare lockdown protests spread
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: The challenge before China’s Xi Jinping as rare lockdown protests spread

Firstpost  

It’s rare to see a protest in China. The protest below, apparently in central Beijing’s liangmaqiao, is astounding #China #protests pic.twitter.com/UHJCqqF1YG — Tom Mackenzie November 27, 2022 Why did the protests erupt? Even children were killed pic.twitter.com/cTSt6F5yXc — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 November 28, 2022 Videos, which are going viral on social media, despite China’s censorship, show residents marching toward a …

Rise of the People: As COVID protests spread, a brief history of rare acts of dissent in China
2 years, 1 month ago

Rise of the People: As COVID protests spread, a brief history of rare acts of dissent in China

Firstpost  

In one of the most widespread dissent in decades, people in China have launched an agitation against strict COVID curbs. We have to find a way out.” After the deadly fire, hundreds of protesters also gathered outside Urumqi’s government offices calling for authorities to “lift lockdowns!”, reported NDTV. According to CNN, some agitators also rallied behind cries of “Don’t want …

China's biggest protests since 1989 signal the end of Xi Jinping's hopes to beat the virus
2 years, 1 month ago

China's biggest protests since 1989 signal the end of Xi Jinping's hopes to beat the virus

ABC  

By the standards of mass protests abroad or those that took place in Hong Kong three years ago, the numbers across Chinese cities in the past few days are small. There were shades of China's 1989 Tiananmen square protests, which was the last time protesters simultaneously rallied for reforms across different cities. 'People's War' against the virus Protesters in Beijing …

COVID-19 protests in China hit Hong Kong after mainland rallies
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 protests in China hit Hong Kong after mainland rallies

LA Times  

Students in Hong Kong chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest Monday of China’s COVID-19 rules after demonstrators on the mainland issued an unprecedented call for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. Hiding their faces to avoid official retaliation, the students chanted, “No PCR tests but freedom!” and “Oppose …

'Xi step down': Protests intensify in China over strict Covid lockdown
2 years, 1 month ago

'Xi step down': Protests intensify in China over strict Covid lockdown

India TV News  

Highlights Thousands of protesters turned out in Shanghai, where people were bundled into police cars Students were Snap lockdowns have caused anger across the country Protests against Chinese government's strict Covid measures have intensified with people taking to the streets against President Xi Jinping's harsh zero-Covid policy. Students were The latest unrest follows a protest in the remote north-west city …

Protests against Covid lockdowns intensify, protestors shout anti-Xi slogans
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests against Covid lockdowns intensify, protestors shout anti-Xi slogans

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China's rare public protests opposing stringent COVID lockdowns turned political on Sunday with protestors shouting slogans against President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party, as the demonstrations spread to the university campuses in Beijing and Nanjing. According to videos posted on social media about the protests in Shanghai, people were heard openly shouting slogans such as “Xi Jinping, …

Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Protests against China’s pervasive anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints they might have worsened the death toll in an apartment fire in the northwest. Party leaders promised last month to make restrictions less disruptive by easing quarantine and other rules but said they were sticking …

China: Beg with hand-written apology to get account unblocked, social media platforms tell users after anti-govt posts
2 years, 1 month ago

China: Beg with hand-written apology to get account unblocked, social media platforms tell users after anti-govt posts

Firstpost  

New Delhi: For those living in China or Chinese nationals living out of the country, such as students, do-all super app WeChat is the lifeline. But, WeChat, owned by Tencent, has recently started asking their users to tender hand-written apology letters, said reports, after banning their access to the super-app on account of anti-government messages or even the mention of …

‘Bridge Man’: How activist’s rare anti-Xi message in China is inspiring solidarity protests around the world
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Bridge Man’: How activist’s rare anti-Xi message in China is inspiring solidarity protests around the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rare protest by a …

Explained: How China’s ‘Bridge Man’ has spurred protests against Xi Jinping across the world
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How China’s ‘Bridge Man’ has spurred protests against Xi Jinping across the world

Firstpost  

A man unfurled banners opposing Xi Jinping and his government’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy across a bridge in Beijing last Thursday. Protest banners against Chinese president Xi Jinping and his government’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy had appeared in Beijing last week. A man, whose identity remains unknown, had unfurled banners on a bridge in China’s capital Beijing accusing Xi of being a ‘dictator’, reports …

Why searching ‘Beijing’ in China after anti-Xi Jinping protest isn't possible
2 years, 2 months ago

Why searching ‘Beijing’ in China after anti-Xi Jinping protest isn't possible

Hindustan Times  

A rare protest in China that saw large banners on a flyover, calling for boycotts and the removal of Xi Jinping has resulted in strict online censorship in the country as authorities aim to “clean” the internet of any evidence of dissent ahead of ruling Communist party's once-in-five years meeting that begins on Sunday. As Xi Jinping is poised to …

China censors 'Beijing' on social media after anti-Xi Jinping protest in capital
2 years, 2 months ago

China censors 'Beijing' on social media after anti-Xi Jinping protest in capital

India Today  

The rare public protests against Chinese president Xi Jinping has sent China's stringent online censorship into overdrive. Chinese authorities have stepped into high gear to scrub the internet of evidence of a rare protest in Bejing that saw large banners on a flyover, calling for boycotts and the removal of Xi Jinping. In an extreme step, Chinese censors have restricted …

Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens
2 years, 2 months ago

Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens

Firstpost  

WeChat and the Twitter-like Weibo service deleted all mentions and images of the protest and disabled thousands of users’ accounts for violating ‘relevant Internet policies’ China’s censors have stepped into high gear to scrub the internet of evidence of a rare protest in central Beijing and punish social media users who spread its message calling for President Xi Jinping’s removal. …

'No to great leader, yes to vote': Rare protest banner hung up in Beijing criticising Communist leadership
2 years, 2 months ago

'No to great leader, yes to vote': Rare protest banner hung up in Beijing criticising Communist leadership

India Today  

A rare protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rigid zero-Covid policy took place in Beijing. Two large banners unfurled on the Sitong Bridge in Beijing called for the removal of China’s Xi Jinping two days before being reappointed for a third term on Sunday, October 16. pic.twitter.com/2xLelTSQoG— We Are Protestors October 14, 2022 Another banner, hung on the flyover, read, …

Police deny there was a rare showing of political protest banners against Xi Jinping in Beijing
2 years, 2 months ago

Police deny there was a rare showing of political protest banners against Xi Jinping in Beijing

ABC  

Beijing authorities have removed rare banners of political protest from an overpass in the Chinese capital, just days before the start of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. Key points: It is highly unusual for Mr Xi to be specifically named in protests in China The banners were removed and people and police in the area near the bridge denied any …

'Heroic' protester's manifesto that called on Chinese citizens to revolt scrubbed from internet
2 years, 2 months ago

'Heroic' protester's manifesto that called on Chinese citizens to revolt scrubbed from internet

The Telegraph  

Chinese censors yesterday scrubbed from the internet the manifesto of a protester who called for people to revolt by smashing Covid testing centres as President Xi Jinping delivers a highly-anticipated speech on Sunday. The author of the manifesto is believed to be a protester who was arrested on Thursday after hanging two banners on a bridge calling for democratic reforms …

‘Dictatorial traitor’: Banners seeking Xi's ouster surface ahead of CCP meet
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Dictatorial traitor’: Banners seeking Xi's ouster surface ahead of CCP meet

Hindustan Times  

Days before he is set to be re-elected at the 20th congress of the ruling Communist Party of China, president Xi Jinping was left red-faced after protesting banners calling for his ouster surfaced in Beijing. According to a tweet by a Beijing-based journalist, the banners had slogans that opposed China's Zero Covid policy, calling for a lockdown and promoting the …

Beijing sees rare protest ahead of key CPC Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Beijing sees rare protest ahead of key CPC Congress

Hindustan Times  

Photos of what seemed to be a rare protest in Beijing against China’s “zero-Covid” policy were shared on social media on Thursday, just days ahead of the upcoming twice-a-decade Communist Party of China 20th national congress where President Xi Jinping is set to secure a third term as the leader of the Communist Party. Scorched pavement is seen on the …

China quashes social media about protest banners in Beijing
2 years, 2 months ago

China quashes social media about protest banners in Beijing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s internet censors moved quickly to scrub social media posts Thursday after reports that banners criticizing the Communist leadership were hung from a busy intersection in the capital Beijing. Images on Twitter, which is blocked in China, showed smoke spiraling up from a fire on an elevated roadway and banners calling for an end to the hard-line “zero-COVID” …

China quashes social media about protest banners in Beijing
2 years, 2 months ago

China quashes social media about protest banners in Beijing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s internet censors moved quickly …

He tried to commemorate erased history. China detained him, then erased that too
3 years, 6 months ago

He tried to commemorate erased history. China detained him, then erased that too

LA Times  

He stood in Tiananmen Square, wearing sneakers, track pants and a black T-shirt printed with the date of a massacre. “What they’re doing is to control every Chinese person’s thinking and erase every person’s history,” Dong said. “They want to write history themselves.” Dong Zehua stands before the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on June 4, …

Japan: Indians, Taiwanese, others protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'dictatorial style of working'
4 years, 6 months ago

Japan: Indians, Taiwanese, others protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'dictatorial style of working'

India Today  

Several Human rights activists of various nationalities and regions including, Japanese, Indians, Taiwanese, Tibetans and others had gathered at famous Hachiko statue near Shibuya station in Tokyo, Japan in protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'dictatorial style of working'. This protest has occurred within the context of Chinese President Xi Jinping being criticised around the world for a dictatorial style …

Xi Jinping says no force can stop China’s rise
5 years, 3 months ago

Xi Jinping says no force can stop China’s rise

Live Mint  

President Xi Jinping presided over a grand display of China’s strength in Beijing -- declaring that no force could stop the country’s rise -- even as concerns grew over the condition of the first protester shot in Hong Kong after almost four months of unrest. “No force can stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation from forging ahead.” Xi’s …

Chinese artist calls out Twitter for rejecting his #Tiananmen30 tank man emoji
5 years, 7 months ago

Chinese artist calls out Twitter for rejecting his #Tiananmen30 tank man emoji

Firstpost  

Badiucao said the firm did not create a special emoji for the anniversary to avoid the wrath of Chinese authorities. The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30. The statue of "Tank Man" was unveiled by @SpeakerPelosi and …

1989 Tiananmen crackdown: Protests, tanks and official silence
5 years, 7 months ago

1989 Tiananmen crackdown: Protests, tanks and official silence

The Hindu  

Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing where Chinese troops fired on peaceful protesters, drawing global condemnation. Political unrest April 17: Thousands of people gather in Tiananmen Square to mourn death of Hu Yaobang – leading reformist and anti-graft campaigner April 18-21: Numbers swell into thousands – calling for greater freedom, democracy and an end …

Photos: 30 years to the Tiananmen Square protests China erased from memory
5 years, 7 months ago

Photos: 30 years to the Tiananmen Square protests China erased from memory

Hindustan Times  

Photos: 30 years to the Tiananmen Square protests China erased from memory Over seven weeks in 1989, student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square became China's greatest political upheaval since the end of the Cultural Revolution more than a decade earlier. 1 / 14 View Photos in a new improved layout A student pro-democracy protester flashes victory signs to …

Tiananmen Square footage of lead-up to massacre shows joy, defiance and cake
5 years, 7 months ago

Tiananmen Square footage of lead-up to massacre shows joy, defiance and cake

ABC  

A trove of footage from the weeks leading up to the Tiananmen Square massacre shows scenes of joy and optimism on the streets of China that have not been seen since the Communist Party's brutal killing of its own people 30 years ago. 'The reason I call Australia home' As news of Bob Hawke's death sweeps through the country, the …

Amid Chinese censorship, how are Tiananmen Square protests remembered?
5 years, 8 months ago

Amid Chinese censorship, how are Tiananmen Square protests remembered?

Al Jazeera  

The 1989 demonstrations and military crackdown are one of the most censored topics on China’s internet. This month marks 30 years since the start of student-led pro-democracy protests in China’s Tiananmen Square, where weeks of peaceful demonstration ended in a deadly military crackdown. In an effort to preserve online dissent, researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the University …

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