“I’ve wanted to speak out for a long time, but I haven’t had the chance,” said James, 29, from Shanghai, who showed a piece of the white paper at the Hong Kong protest. If the people there can’t take it anymore, I can’t either. .”
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China Amid rising cases of corona in zero covid policy Under the strict lockdown, there is resentment among the people and a day before, fierce demonstrations were held at many places. In view of the people’s protest against the restrictions, today capital beijing Very strict security arrangements were made. A large number of police forces were deployed here amid minus temperatures in Beijing, as people were asked to gather through an online campaign. After the deployment of heavy security force, there is still calm there.
People from Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities where people were gathered were asked through online. Demonstrations against the Communist Party, which has been ruling for decades, spread to several cities over the weekend. Authorities have eased restrictions to ease public anger, but the government shows no signs of backing down from its tough coronavirus strategy, and experts believe discontent may soon be on the rise. will be pacified.
Performing by hiding the face
In Hong Kong on Monday, about 50 Chinese students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong lit candles and sang in support of those in the main country’s cities protesting against restrictions that have confined millions of people to their homes. has given.
Hiding their faces to avoid punishment from the government and administration, the students chanted, “Not PCR testing but freedom!” and “Resist dictatorship, don’t be a slave!” This is the biggest such demonstration in Hong Kong in more than a year as the demonstrations there have been badly crushed.
James Kei, 29, from Shanghai, who attended the Hong Kong protest and held a piece of white paper in protest, said, “I have wanted to speak for a long time, but I haven’t had the chance. If the people there can’t take it anymore, then I can’t either.”
People agitated after the arson incident
However, it is not clear how many people have been detained since the protests began in China on Friday last week. The protests by locals began after 10 people died in a building fire in the northwestern city of Urumqi. This incident infuriated the people. Questions also continued online as to whether the doors were locked or other anti-virus controls had prevented firefighters or victims from attempting to escape. However, the officials denied this. But after this incident there has been disappointment among the people.
People even started criticizing President Xi Jinping in protest. After this, the local authorities relaxed the strict restrictions on Monday. Beijing’s city government announced that it will no longer impose any restrictions on access to apartment complexes where cases of corona infection have been reported.
After the continuous increasing cases of corona for the last few days, there was a slight decline in the number of daily corona cases on Tuesday and 38,421 new cases were registered. And out of these 34,860 were such people who did not show any symptoms. Earlier, China’s National Health Commission said that 39,452 new cases of infection were reported on Monday, of which 36,304 local cases did not show symptoms of the disease in patients.
America will stand for the right to protest
On the other hand, the White House said on Monday that the US will continue to stand up for and support the right to peaceful protest in China. John Kirby, the White House’s National Security Council’s strategic communications coordinator, said at a press conference that the US is closely monitoring developments in China.
Kirby said, “Our message to peaceful protesters around the world is one and the same, that people should be given the right to assemble and peacefully protest policies or laws.”
We have not offered any help: White House
Kirby said that America has not offered any kind of help to China at this time. He said, “We are the largest supplier of anti-Covid-19 vaccines worldwide. China has neither shown any interest nor received any request in receiving our vaccines.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd also said on Monday that the ongoing protests against the strict lockdown could also be due to the mistrust of the Chinese people towards the rule of President Xi Jinping. Rudd also said that it seems that the current protest is not only against the COVID measures but much more than that. On Saturday and Sunday, protesters in Shanghai demanded the resignation of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country’s President Xi.
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