바카라˜Xi Jingping!바카라™, a protestor chants at the top of his voice, while others reciprocate with: 바카라˜Step down바카라™. It is one of the rarest sights in China when protests have emerged against the establishment. Under the current Chinese rule, dissent is tightly controlled and citizens have to face legal ramifications for criticizing the Communist Party of China (CPC). Such incidents have reportedly led to prison terms for many social activists and commentators in China. So what changed?
What is causing protests in China?
Last week, a devastating blaze in China바카라™s western city of Urumqi left 10 people dead. The people in China blamed strict Covid-19 restrictions for the deaths. China is facing an unprecedented lockdown over raging Covid-19 cases.
Public resentment seemed to peak on Friday when protestors came out chanting slogans against Xi Jinping and his Communist Party. Protests were also held in China바카라™s Wuhan and Lanzhou areas.
As per international news wires, protestors vandalised Covid-19 testing Centres, while students also protested on China바카라™s University campuses.Â
Several videos showing protests in China against alleged government highhandedness have surfaced on internet.
Last night, BBC reported that the largest protest was seen in China바카라™s Shanghai at Wulumuqi Middle Road on Sunday.
In Beijing, large crowds of peaceful people gathered past midnight on Sunday on a city ring road, reported Reuters.
Sunday protests a sign of simmering discontent in China
The deaths in Urumqi fire have given a push to the simmering discontent within Chinese people against Xi Jinping바카라™s stringent policy of 바카라˜might is right바카라™.Â
There have been issues in China. The issues have been ranging from pollution, land grabs and high handedness of authorities towards people.Â
In videos of Shanghai protests, general anger of the public angst is evident. However, Xi Jinping has already launched a crackdown against the dissenters, proving that the government is watching.Â
Chinese police reportedly beat a BBC journalist in Shanghai, while briefly arresting him, the British broadcaster has reported.
China바카라™s regime has also placed barriers in  Shanghai, around a city centre, where hundreds of people protested over the weekend against stringent Covid-19, Reuters reported.
For now, it seems Xi Jinping바카라™s regime is certainly under a pressure to combat Covid-19 resurgence and public protests in Mao Zedong바카라™s land. While anger with the Covid-19 restrictions simmers, some expressed opposition to people taking to the streets.
