Recent Chinese Protests

[william]

Something massive is happening in cities across China since yesterday and Western media isn’t covering it at all. Chinese social media is flooded with videos.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596584688516493312

Don't bite the hand that feeds!

 

[Publius]

Han’s protesting the way the gov handled the apart fire that housed Uyghurs. And the generally immoral treatment of them.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596517032400674816

 

[Friendly Engineer]

I think these protests are going to fissile out after a while.

 

[william]

I think these protests are going to fissile out after a while.

I am afraid we are going to see a brutal crackdown.

 

[Irag8er]

Shanghai hit by Covid protests as anger spreads across China​

Shanghai hit by Covid protests as anger spreads across China

Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including the financial hub Shanghai on Sunday.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Irag8er]

Shanghai protest tonight. People are chanting “down with the Chinese Communist Party” and “step down Xi”. This is happening in cities across the country. Something big is brewing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596593957911547904

 

[william]

Chinese protesters in Wuhan revolting against COVID lockdowns tear down barricades

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596892211190595584

 

[william]

How are these videos getting out? I thought china had control over the internet there.

 

[Irag8er]

Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy​

Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy | CNN

Protests erupted across China on Saturday, including at universities and in Shanghai where hundreds chanted "Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!" in an unprecedented show of defiance against the country's stringent and increasingly costly zero-Covid policy.

www.cnn.com

 

[Irag8er]

China Covid: Protesters openly urge Xi to resign over China Covid curbs​

China Covid: Protesters openly urge Xi to resign over China Covid curbs

Demonstrators in the financial hub of Shanghai publicly vent anger at Communist Party leaders.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Irag8er]

Videos Show How Covid Protests Are Spreading Across China​

Videos Show How Covid Protests Are Spreading Across China

Since Friday, opposition against China’s zero-tolerance Covid policies has been gathering steam across the vast country.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Friendly Engineer]

Changed the title of the thread as some of the protests have been over different issues.

 

[Irag8er]

Just in.#Beijing. BJ police officers are trying to persuade ppl to leave. They sound mild, speaking clearly Beijing accent, one officer said“go home, go go. It’s Covid quarantine time, don’t gather.” It’s widely believed even among police there r many disagree of Zero policy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596909263666176000

 

[Irag8er]

How are these videos getting out? I thought china had control over the internet there.

It’s not legally allowed. But for years courageous ppl, reporters, bilingual ppl like me who can travel but have connections domestically, doing their best to use VPN to circumvent great fire wall and sneak these videos out. Pls be less certain when you draw conclusion. Thank u.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596905298064965632

 

[alphaecho]

The whole world is (or should be) watching.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596560378183680000

 

[Friendly Engineer]

The whole world is (or should be) watching.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596560378183680000

The CCP has survived worse. Tiananmen square comes to mind.
As much as I'd like to see an end to communist rule in China, I don't think these protests will do it.

 

[Publius]

The CCP has survived worse. Tiananmen square comes to mind.
As much as I'd like to see an end to communist rule in China, I don't think these protests will do it.

Your likely correct in the long run. But imagine Tiananmen sq with the internet.
Then factor in on top of that the past two years of lockdowns and economic hardship.
I can’t say if any of this will result in any significant clashes with government and change.
What I can say it is the manifest belief of the CCP that any type of domestic unrest is categorically the single greatest threat to them.

 

[alphaecho]

Dongmen Bridge in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in central China. About an hour ago.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596924399906877441

 

[Irag8er]

The CCP has survived worse. Tiananmen square comes to mind.
As much as I'd like to see an end to communist rule in China, I don't think these protests will do it.

It will be interesting to see how long, and how far Xi lets things go. I doubt it will be for much longer. This might be a good test of just how much power Xi locked up during the just finished conference.

 

[Friendly Engineer]

It will be interesting to see how long, and how far Xi lets things go. I doubt it will be for much longer. This might be a good test of just how much power Xi locked up during the just finished conference.

Well he managed to get two of his people directly appointed to the standing committee (completely skipping the politburo) so I would say that's a good indicator of how well he's consolidated his power.