Protesters of Xi’s policies push for change in earshot of White House visit with Trump
Hundreds of protesters called for religious freedom and autonomy as supporters of Xi Jinping held counterrallies across Washington, officials said.
- On Thursday, demonstrators wearing Winnie and Pooh costumes gathered in Washington during Chinese President Jinping's state visit, using the costume to protest China's ban on the character.
- Activists represented a range of causes, calling for religious autonomy and greater freedoms in Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with some carrying signs reading 'Keep Taiwan Free' and 'Liberate Hong Kong.'
- Yang Fan, 39, held a handwritten sign calling for 'freedom of religion,' while 31-year-old Zhang Na and others like Anjali Tenzin Sonn sought restoration of freedoms in Hong Kong and Tibet.
- While protesters gathered near the White House, around 200 pro-China supporters assembled outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel chanting welcomes, contrasting with President Donald Trump's earlier personal airport greeting for the Chinese President.
- Human Rights Watch Deputy Asia Director Maya Wang said human rights are unlikely to be on the agenda, as both leaders have shown disregard for international norms constraining state power.
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The Independent (US)Protesters in Winnie the Pooh costumes descend on DC for Xi visit
As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on September 23 for a three-day state visit to the United States, a large number of protesters, including pro-democracy activists from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and religious groups, gathered near the Chinese Embassy, the White House, and other locations along Xi's route to express their opposition to the Chinese Communist Party regime and their demands for political fr…
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