Mass Protest in China : ‘Not Lockdown, Want Freedom’, ‘Not Covid Test, Want Food’
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Beijing: Violent protests in China against the Covid-19 crackdown and against President Xi Jinping have continued since yesterday. People are seen protesting with slogans like we want Resign of President Xi Jinping , ‘We want freedom, not covid test’. As the movement spread to all major regions of the country, the communist government became worried.
Rallies and protests were initially limited to the capitals of Beijing and Shanghai. It has now spread to Chengdu, Guangzhou, Urumqi, Nanjing and Wuhan. Yesterday, people broke barricades and pulled down covid tents and demanded lifting of covid restrictions. Thousands of students are seen participating in this movement. ‘Not Lockdown, Want Freedom’, ‘Not Covid Test, Want Food’ are slogans written on the wall of Peking University in Beijing. Later, the security personnel blackballed him.
Protesters and police clashed during a protest in Shanghai on Sunday night. A BBC reporter covering the rally was beaten, kicked, handcuffed and detained at the police station before being released. At first, the police were only monitoring the agitators from a distance. Later they are seen to be arrested and jailed in different cities.
While the protest continued throughout Sunday night, a large number of protesters again took to the streets on Monday morning. Such a movement has never been seen before in China due to the fear of inhumane actions by the government. But the desperation has grown so much among the people that the fear of the police has disappeared.