Shanghai: Anti-Regierungsproteste wegen Corona-Lockdowns

Shanghai: Anti-Regierungsproteste wegen Corona-Lockdowns

In der Region Xinjiang kam es nach einem tödlichen Feuer in einem Hochhaus zu Massenprotesten. Mehrere Personen wurden von der Polizei abgeführt. Hunderte protestieren an der Tsinghua-Universität...

Anti-government protests against corona measures in Shanghai

Hundreds of people took to the streets on Sunday night. Following an apartment fire in northwestern China, there were protests in several parts of the country

“Down with Xi Jinping”: Massive anti-government protests in Shanghai and other cities

China's zero-Covid strategy is causing increasing displeasure among the country's population. In the metropolis of Shanghai, hundreds of demonstrators have now openly called for the fall of President Xi Jinping. There is also loud protest in other cities.

Anti-government protests against corona measures in Shanghai

Auslöser der Demonstrationen war ein Wohnungsbrand in der nordwestchinesischen Stadt Ürümqi vom Donnerstagabend, bei dem mindestens 10 Menschen getötet und weitere 9 verletzt wurden. Etliche Anrainer kritisierten in sozialen Netzwerken, dass die rigiden Corona-Maßnahmen den Kampf gegen das Feuer erschwert hätten. Bewohnern sei die Flucht ins Freie durch abgeschlossene Wohnungstüren erschwert worden. Die Stadt mit 3,5 Millionen Einwohnern hatte s…

Strict CoV course: Protests against government in Shanghai

The protests against China's strict zero-Covid strategy and the numerous lockdowns that have been imposed continue. Following a deadly fire in the Chinese city of Ürümqi, angry people in Shanghai called for an end to the lockdowns on Sunday morning. President Xi Jinping's resignation is said to have been openly called for. Meanwhile, protests flared up in Beijing at Tsinghua University.

Anti-government protests against corona measures in Shanghai

In protest against the Chinese government's strict corona measures, hundreds of young people took to the streets in Shanghai on Sunday night. As can be heard in online videos, the demonstrators shouted, among other things: “Down with the Communist Party! Down with Xi Jinping!” According to the footage, several people were taken away by the police. Such open protests are extremely unusual in the authoritarian-ruled People's Republic.