Four days of demonstrations against Beijing’s “zero covid” policy, which have reverberated across China with little sign of fading, amount to one of the largest expressions of discontent the country has seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong, has used his decade in power to expand surveillance, crush dissent and prioritize absolute regime security. Protests still occur regularly under his rule. But they are usually small and focused on local grievances, making them easy for authorities to quash.
As dramatic as they are, the demonstrations are unlikely to threaten Xi’s grip over the Chinese Communist Party, which heThe volatile situation, caused by one of his signature policies, is at minimum an embarrassing setback for Xi. He has consistently defended “zero covid” as “putting people first” and being the best option for China to avoid a health crisis. But the strategy, instead of garnering public support, is fast becoming a serious liability to his ambitious policy agenda.
. Residents blamed “zero covid” restrictions for the tragedy, despite the city government denying any such delays. People took to the streets to call for an end to all lockdowns in Xinjiang, which has faced among the harshest controls since 2020.touched a nerve across the country. College students held vigils on campuses. Residents gathered in major cities from eastern Shanghai to southwestern Sichuan.
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