Anti-CCP Protests Break Out Worldwide

Following days of ongoing protests in China, the “White Paper Revolution” has spread outside of the country, with protestors across the globe, many of Chinese descent, standing in solidarity with those in China protesting their country’s “Zero Covid” policy.

In the US, college students at University of California Berkeley, NYU, and Columbia University gathered on their campuses, carrying white sheets of paper as those in China have been doing. The blank, white pages are a symbol of protest against Chinese censors.

At Berkeley, students set up a candlelight vigil for the victims of a fire in a Urumqi apartment building. At least 10 people died in the fire after months of a strict Covid lockdown saw residents locked inside of their homes by officials. Lockdowns were blamed for the inability of fire fighters to put out the blaze fast enough, in which a 3-year-old was among the casualties.

Protestors on Berkeley’s campus set fire to a masked Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, representing Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Students from NYU gathered in New York City’s Washington Square Park to protest in solidarity with Chinese citizens stepping up in their own country, setting up another candlelight vigil. 

Protestors in the square chanted “no lockdown, but freedom. No lies, but dignity. No Cultural Revolution, but reform. No supreme leaders, but votes. No slaves, but citizens. Twitter user Indy posted the footage.

Protestors sung “The Internationale” in support of Chinese protestors.

At Columbia University in New York City, protestors used facemasks to cover the face of a statue that sits iconically before the schools largest library.

Protestors held a banner that read, “Chinese Community Party, Step Down! Give Me Liberty of Death!”

Demonstrations were also seen in Tokyo, Japan, with Chinese students protesting outside of the city’s Chinese Embassy while holding white sheets of paper.

Protestors in Toronto, Canada gathered outside of the People’s Republic of China Consulate.

In London, England, protestors chanted “down with the party, down with Xi Jinping, Free China,” flying the flag of East Turkestan, the region of China where the apartment fire broke out.

Protests had sparked in China following the Urumqi apartment fire last week. Chinese citizens took to the streets in major cities like Shanghai and Beijing in opposition of the country’s “Zero Covid” policy, which issues strict restrictions for those found to be positive for the virus, including separating them from those who test negative, like family members.

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