2022 COVID-19 protests in China

2022 COVID-19 protests in China
2022 COVID-19 protests in China
Part of democracy movements in China
	File:西南交通大学学生悼念乌鲁木齐火灾逝者 10.jpg Protesters marching towards the local government building following the 2022 Ürümqi fire;
Date	15 November 2022 – ongoing
Location	People's Republic of China
Caused by	Chinese government response to COVID-19; Zero-COVID policy; 2022 Ürümqi fire; Internet censorship and increasing government authoritarianism; Economic recession and lack of basic needs caused by lockdowns; Workplace practices of Foxconn;
Goals	End of the zero-COVID policy; Freedom of expression;
Methods	Protests, protest songs, demonstrations, riots, civil unrest, internet activism
Resulted in	Easing of anti-COVID measures by some cities
Parties to the civil conflict
Protestors	Government of China People's Police (China);

A series of protests against COVID-19 lockdowns began in China on 15 November 2022. The protests are regarded as the largest nationwide anti-government rally in China since the Tiananmen protests in 1989.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Introduction

The protests began in response to measures taken by the Chinese government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country, including implementing a zero-COVID policy.^[5]^[6]

Ssmall-scale protests began in early November, widespread civil unrest erupted following a deadly fire in Ürümqi that killed ten people. Protesters demanded the end of zero-COVID policy and the resignation of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. Xi Jinping was endorsed for an unprecedented third term as party general secretary weeks before the beginning of the widespread protests.^[7]

2022 COVID-19 Protests In China Media

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Policemen wearing masks patrolling Wuhan Tianhe Airport during Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
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List circulated by Chinese students, including 51 universities, with anti-lockdown demonstrations as of 27 November
Urumqi Road Sign at U Chicago Candlelight Vigil.jpg

A mock Ürümqi Middle Road street sign at a candlelight vigil in the United States
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Police barricade on Ürümqi Middle Road. At one point, dozens of police officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder across the end of the street.
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为阻止民众继续抗议，中国警察大量聚集在乌鲁木齐中路
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Security personnel standing by at Hong Kong University on 29 November
Toronto Chinese Consulate Protest November 27th, 2022.jpg

Vigil outside of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on 27 November
Blank Paper Stuck on “Freedom” the Slogan Board in Xidian University as Protest, Nov 27 2022 (cropped).jpg

Blank pieces of paper stuck to the characters "自由" ("Freedom"), part of the Core Socialist Values slogan board at Xidian University, during the protests

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References

↑ Che, Chang; Liu, John (2022-11-16). "Covid Lockdown Chaos Sets Off a Rare Protest in a Chinese City" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/world/asia/china-covid-protest.html. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
↑ "Protests in China Widespread, Largest Since 1989". Indonesia Posts English. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
↑ "Xi's Zero-Covid Policy Sparks Largest Protests Since 1989". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
↑ Bagshaw, Eryk (2022-11-28). "Three ways Xi could respond to the loudest wave of protests since 1989". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
↑ (in en) Xinjiang residents complain of hunger after 40-day COVID lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/xinjiang-residents-complain-of-hunger-after-40-day-covid-lockdown. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
↑ Jiang, Steven (2022-04-19) (in en). Hunger and anger in Shanghai's unending lockdown nightmare. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/china/shanghai-covid-lockdown-nightmare-intl-dst-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
↑ "China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across the country" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2022-11-27. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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[1] Che, Chang; Liu, John (2022-11-16). "Covid Lockdown Chaos Sets Off a Rare Protest in a Chinese City" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/world/asia/china-covid-protest.html. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[2] "Protests in China Widespread, Largest Since 1989". Indonesia Posts English. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[3] "Xi's Zero-Covid Policy Sparks Largest Protests Since 1989". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[4] Bagshaw, Eryk (2022-11-28). "Three ways Xi could respond to the loudest wave of protests since 1989". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[:5-5] (in en) Xinjiang residents complain of hunger after 40-day COVID lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/xinjiang-residents-complain-of-hunger-after-40-day-covid-lockdown. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

[6] Jiang, Steven (2022-04-19) (in en). Hunger and anger in Shanghai's unending lockdown nightmare. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/china/shanghai-covid-lockdown-nightmare-intl-dst-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

[7] "China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across the country" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2022-11-27. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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