Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal President Xi Jinping and clashed with police as crowds took to the streets in several cities in a challenge to the government.
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Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China’s financial capital who called for Xi Jinping’s resignation and the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule — but hours later people rallied again in the same spot, and social media reports indicated protests also spread to at least seven other cities, including the capital of Beijing, and dozens of university campuses.
Largescale protests are exceedingly rare in China, where public expressions of dissent are routinely stifled — but a direct rebuke of Xi, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, is extraordinary.
Three years after the virus first emerged, China is the only major country still trying to stop transmission of COVID-19 – a “zero COVID” policy that regularly sees millions of people confined to their homes for weeks at a time and requires near-constant testing. The measures were originally widely accepted for minimizing deaths while other countries suffered devastating wavs of infections, but that consensus has begun to fray in recent weeks.
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Fight for freedom ! Earn your freedom !
If they fight for their Freedom it’s our duty to support this endeavor in any way!
They are fighting for fascism. They are revolting against their government. Make no peace with Fascists rioters
This is a great moment in human history. I got goosebumps watching this. Go people of China god bless be safe fighting that tyrannical government
@enlightenme11 so there were no attacks on government buildings during the summer of love?
@Chris Page sucks but it’s literally the only thing that makes them listen and change
@Chris Page if it didn’t work they wouldn’t do it throughout history over and over when it’s at a boiling point
@CGMe 🙄 people who don’t want to be ruled won’t comply. Then you need force to coerce compliance. Who could “the government” call to break up the protest if the police and military refuse to? Tyranny is not exclusive socialism or communism. Russian isn’t communist anymore but the government under Putin is almost as tyrannical as it ever was when it comes to political descent. I am not defending or attacking any political system, just pointing out facts.
@Chris Page Did I say that? No, I didn’t. I’m saying violence is wrong no matter where but the 2 things are different. It doesn’t let J6 insurrectionists off the hook to say people did bad things in the summer of 2020. That did not threaten our elections or peaceful transfer of power.
Respect to them ❤
Terrorists are going against our empire. They dare question our empire? The repkkkcans will pay for…Oh, wait, this china? OMG GOOD FOR THEM! They’re heros.
@A Ted in a Half ?
Wait until the bullets start flying, then no respect
@TallestTopHat I got confused, I thought this was the Americans. All is good.
@A Ted in a Half 👍
Regardless of where you are from, what flag flies above your head, you deserve every natural right life grants to you and the right to speak your mind without having to bend to the might of a repressive authoritarian government!
Stand strong and take them down!
@Christian_Attride 0521 just like in Portland and Seattle at BLM riots ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
@Ryan Cole the covid vaccine failed. It doesn’t block Covid so therefore it is not a real vaccine. Now we watch and wait what happens to you. Maybe a heart attack soon? RIP wokie
@Russian Bot “the vaccine doesn’t prevent covid infection!!!1!” Tell me you don’t know how vaccines work without telling me
@Ryan Cole vaccines block viruses. The Covid shot doesn’t block virus. Have fun. How is the heart by the way? ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
@Russian Bot Again, you don’t know how vaccines work… and my heart is fine, propagandist.
This is a cautionary tale.
God help the good people of China and help us all discern and hold off any nefarious government agenda on our own soil.
Yahweh will not help them because one he doesn’t exist and two he is a bloodthirsty maniac.
America’s government is looking pretty good these days
@Eric Nicholls Hahaha!
@Eric Nicholls LOL that’s like saying freezing to death is better then burning to death.
Even in a far more restricted government, the people will not be locked down anymore.
Do not question the empire election denier.
God empower the oppressed citizens of China!!
My heart bleeds for these people. May God bless you
I thought it bleeds for Ukranians? Make up your mind please
@Russian Bot mine bleeds for neither just america.
@Avery Breaux mine doesn’t bleed for America either. Too many woke and lgbtdhdhdhsh people here
Finally the media can’t be in denial or lie about the protests!!! This has been going on for over a year in different parts of the country!
Wait what do u mean? In china? Why?
The terrorists will be receiving what they deserve. These Chinese repkkkcans are wayyyy out of line. Look at them, going against our empire?
How dare they? Soon they may question their impeccable election system just like the Americans.
@sum bunniii because China has had a “0 covid” policy that means if they detect a case, they lock down the entire region. You’re at work with a kid alone at home? Too bad, you’re locked down in your office. No food in the apartment? Tough it out. The chinese government brought tanks to stop citizens from trying to make a run on the banks to take their cash out.
Theyve been talking its just hard to get footage from china because of their state owned everything
yes,exactly,but I don’t know how many lives cost
Good for them. Same thing happened in Australia.
It is good to see the people in China standing up for what they believe in.
I wish they knew how much we support and care about them over there!!!
These people better keep those cameras recording 24/7 in case CCP tries pulling a Tianamen Square on them.
Respect to the people of China 🇨🇳 ❤️ fight against corruption because what going on is completely unacceptable!
I like how all these people in the comments are like “it’s about control” and pretend that’s not what it was about two years back
The fact this video made it to YouTube and still isn’t deleted is insane. It’s online in 4k, No going back now!!
Great to know the Chinese are going against the tyranny! I’m praying for them, that they stomp the evil and get their freedoms and human rights back.
Good for them!! May God be with them, protect them and give them strength to DEFEND THEIR GOD GIVEN RIGHTS AT BIRTH!! We are with you all!
So should democrats here in the us be thought of the same for their tyranny covid policy
sometimes change wont happen immediately after these small battles. just making a statement can spread the ideas that matter