ALBAWABA - Protests have erupted in China following the government's zero COVID-19 policy. Protesters were allegedly heard chanting anti-Xi Jinping, and Communist Party of China (CCP) slogans and calling for the Chinese president to step down.
Chinese protestors in Shanghai were heard saying: "Xi Jinping, step down! Communist Party, step down!" and "Freedom! We want freedom!".
Breaking News：Chinese Protestors in Shanghai chanting “Xi Jinping, step down！Communist Party, step down！”
— Inty (@__Inty__) November 26, 2022
This is huge!
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Demonstrators in the Nanjing subway raised empty white papers as a symbol of protest against censorship in China.
A photo of two professors from Fudan University went viral after they stood in front of the police to prevent them from arresting protesting students.
White cards protest in Nanjing subway#ChinaProtests pic.twitter.com/vexvhRdChv
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) November 27, 2022
According to AFP, Chinese police detained two people on Monday at a site in Shanghai where demonstrators gathered over the weekend to protest COVID-19 lockdowns.
China imposed new COVID-19 lockdowns as coronavirus cases have been on the rise with a record of 31,444 new cases, which is the highest daily figure since the pandemic started in 2019, the Guardian reported.
