Tightening its grip on Hong Kong, China is determined to make an example of the prodemocracy media tycoon. — Read on www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/01/jimmy-lai-chee-ying-hong-kong-prodemocracy-movement/672653/
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Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai gets over five years for fraud – BBC News 亿万富翁香港媒体大亨Jimmy Lai因欺诈被判处近六年监禁。
Jimmy Lai, the billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon, has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for fraud. — Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63926374
China’s Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022 | Reuters
对于习近平来说,这是2022年罕见的亮点,这是动荡的一年,其顶点是前所未有的街头抗议活动,随后他的零新冠病毒政策突然逆转,冠状病毒感染在世界上人口最多的国家肆虐。 It was a rare highlight for Xi in 2022, a tumultuous year capped by unprecedented street protests followed by the sudden reversal of his zero-COVID policy and coronavirus infections rampaging across the world’s most populous country. — Read on www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-solidified-grip-power-during-tumultuous-2022-2022-12-29/
6 former senior staff of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily plead guilty to collusion charge in national security case 香港《苹果日报》6名前高级职员承认涉嫌串通国家安全案6 former senior staff of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily plead guilty to collusion charge in national security case
hong kong is losing freedom under security law by XI jinping
‘China’s zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll’ “中国的零 Covid 政策造成了沉重的人员和经济损失”
‘China’s zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll’ — Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/09/china-s-zero-covid-policy-has-taken-a-heavy-human-and-economic-toll_6007118_23.html … Youth unemployment, millions of people on lockdown and falling growth: The pandemic has made the flaws of China’s autocracy clear, writes columnist Alain Frachon. … 青年失业、数百万人被封锁和增长下降: 专栏作家阿兰·弗拉洪(Alain Frachon)写道,这场大流行病让中国专制制度的缺陷变得十分明显。 https://www.voanews.com/a/what-is-china-s-zero-covid-policy-/6854291.html
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twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1596967486389264384 Human’s crave freedom. We must stand with the people of China. God bless them.pic.twitter.com/mM8uzcHg8V — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 27, 2022
China rolls back strict Covid rules after protests – BBC News
Officials say asymptomatic and mild cases will no longer be forced into state quarantine centres. — Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63855508
China fights lockdown protests by targeting smartphones
Several sources told DW that police in large cities like Shanghai have been randomly checking people’s phones on the street or on subways. Police have demanded people provide personal information and immediately remove apps like Telegram, Twitter or Instagram. Others have said they were called by police and had their phones searched…
Xi Versus the Street: Why the Protests in China Could Herald a Turbulent New Era
Xi Versus the Street The Protests in China Could Herald a Turbulent New Era — Read on www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-versus-street 习对街 中国的抗议活动可能预示着一个动荡的新时代
China’s ‘white paper’ protest movement echoes freedom struggles across Asia and the world
“Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves,” sang one protester, a call to arms protected by its status as a line from China’s national anthem. Others posted ludicrously gushing messages about the regime and the security forces, or the phrase “shrimp moss” which in Chinese sounds like “step down.”…
Protesters in China are trying to break out of quarantine | Flipboard
Protests are spreading across the globe as people in China try to break out of quarantine. These are the largest public protests China has seen in decades.. See more videos about Videos, China, Coronavirus (China), Coronavirus (Asia), Coronavirus (COVID-19), China Protests.— Read on flipboard.com/video/businessinsider/fa0d54e9f6 https://flipboard.com/video/businessinsider/fa0d54e9f6
China peoples protest everywhere in China 随着人们已经受够了严厉的零新冠病毒封锁,中国各地爆发了抗议活动。当人民权力动员起来反对剥夺自由和人类尊严的压迫性政府时,最终会发生这种情况。
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What China’s Covid Protesters Are Calling For – The New York Times
Protests against Covid restrictions have evolved into broader demands. Here’s what videos show about what demonstrators want — and the risks. — Read on www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/29/world/asia/china-protests-demands.html
China Civilians protest many places in China over Xi jinping and communist party
twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1597156924704755712 中国民众在中国多地抗议习近平和共产党 The mass protests breaking out across China against the draconian lockdowns are both courageous and historic. The people have had enough. Authoritarianism never ends well. History has taught us that. The Chinese protestors are creating their own history.pic.twitter.com/y1aLGswuZU — James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) November 28, 2022
Mad shanghai police car rushed to people who protest on the street
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China’s Xi faces threat from public anger over ‘zero COVID’ | AP News
在授予自己作为中国潜在终身领导人的新权力后不到一个月,习近平就面临着几十年来未曾见过的公众愤怒浪潮,这是由他即将进入第四个年头的“零 COVID”战略引发的。 周末,示威者涌入上海和北京等城市的街头,批评这项政策,与警方对峙——甚至呼吁习近平下台。 SHANGHAI (AP) — Barely a month after granting himself new powers as China’s potential leader for life, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger of the kind not seen for decades, sparked by his “zero COVID” strategy that will soon enter its fourth year. —…
China Faces Largest Protests Since Tiananmen Square Massacre 中国面临自天安门广场大屠杀以来最大规模的抗议活动
China is facing its largest protests since the Tiananmen Square massacre after activists call for an end to the rule of President Xi Jinping — Read on greekreporter.com/2022/11/27/china-protests/
China Zero-COVID Protests: The Urumqi Fire Was Just the Spark 习近平对控制的痴迷引发了中国的抗议 这种对中国共产党和国家的挑战已经建立了一段时间。
Xi’s Obsession With Control Produced China’s Protests This challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and the state has been building for some time. — Read on foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/28/china-protests-urumqi-fire-zero-covid-xi-jinping/
