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The Chinese want Xi Jinping to step down. Wang Dan: The era of comprehensive "disobedience" has begun
Reporter : Chen Yufu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4138776 / Image : Wang Dan, a Chinese pro-democracy activist, wrote late at night that China has begun to transform, and a new era has begun. The characteristic of this era is the people's "dissatisfaction" with the government. It can also be said that the era of resistance has begun, and the comprehensive "era of disobedience" has begun. (file photo)
Anti-epidemic blockade demonstrations broke out in many cities in China. People even shouted slogans for the resignation of the Communist Party and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This is a rare challenge to the authorities since the June 4 incident. Wang Dan, a Chinese pro-democracy activist, pointed out in a late-night article that the greatest significance of China's protest movement is to make the confrontation between the state and society public.
Wang Dan pointed out that the previous illusion and support for the government went bankrupt overnight. The people have given up on the government, which is of great significance, because if there is hope, there will be no resistance, and if they give up, the deadlock will be broken.
Wang Dan emphasized that Xi Jinping has been in power for ten years, CCP China's economy is over, the international environment is over, and now public opinion is also over, so what else does the CCP have? Nothing but violence. The CCP will suppress, but it will also accumulate hatred, and the fire has already been planted. Back then on June 4th, we had a deep blood feud that we had not given up for 33 years. If the suppression continues today, the second generation of 1989 will be cultivated. In addition, without economic development to back it up, repression is counterproductive. Maybe if it is suppressed for a while, it will definitely explode again in the future.
Wang Dan believes that China has begun to transform, and a new era has begun. The characteristic of this era is the people's "dissatisfaction" with the government. It can also be said that the era of resistance has begun, and the era of comprehensive "disobedience" has begun.
Image : Anti-epidemic lockdown demonstrations broke out in several cities in China, and people even chanted slogans for the resignation of the Communist Party and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The picture shows the content of the blank paper revolution initiative. (Flipping the Internet)
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Posted a joint letter to warn the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police, Wang Dan: The tragedy of the June 4 massacre cannot be repeated
Image : Wang Dan posted a "Sentence to the officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, the armed police, and the police" on Facebook, emphasizing: "The tragedy of the June 4 massacre cannot be repeated." (Associated Press)
The "blank paper revolution" broke out in China recently. Many people took to the streets holding white papers and shouting "no nucleic acid, want freedom" but were beaten up. Wang Dan, the leader of China's 1989 democracy movement, posted a "Sentence to PLA officers and soldiers, armed police officers and soldiers, and the police" on Facebook, emphasizing: "The tragedy of the June 4 massacre cannot be repeated."
On Facebook, Wang Dan posted a "Report to PLA officers and soldiers, armed police officers and soldiers, and the police" signed with several pro-democracy activists and scholars in the United States, expressing that the people across the country are opposed to the brutal "dynamic clearing" and the movement to resist violence and maintain stability is surging. At that time, each of the signatories, as victims and survivors of the Chinese Communist Party’s previous political campaigns and political persecutions, believed that Xi Jinping might use his power to mobilize all repressive machines to maintain his personal dictatorial and centralized rule. In this regard, I issued four strong appeals to the officers and soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the armed police force, and police officers at all levels.
The content first wrote that the officers and soldiers of the PLA come from the people, and their duty is to defend the country from foreign aggression and defend the Constitution. Drive tanks to Tiananmen Square like they did in 1989, let alone shoot at the people and young students, and create another massacre.
Second, the duties and missions of police officers and armed police officers and soldiers at all levels are to maintain social order and protect the safety of people's lives and property. It is not a tool for any political party to maintain its dominant position, let alone a domestic slave of a dictator. We call on all levels of police and armed police officers and soldiers to fulfill their duties in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution and the law, and never act as accomplices to those who violate the Constitution.
Third, officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, the Armed Police Force, and police officers at all levels must keep a clear mind, enforce the law according to the law, and handle cases impartially. Those who have committed crimes will be held accountable and will definitely be severely punished.
Finally, the fourth point calls on all the people to "record what you see and hear about the soldiers and policemen who disregarded the law and harmed the people and the facts", which will be used as court evidence to accuse criminals and punish murderers.
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The Shanghai group shouted to join the Republic of China "Occupy City Government" announcement went viral!
Image : At night of 27 November, Shanghai citizens gathered to hold up blank papers to protest. (European News Agency)
The CCP’s mindless blockade of the Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19) outbreak has ignited public grievances. The outbreak of protests has been exposed one after another, arousing great concern from the outside world. On 27 November, an announcement allegedly reposted from a Shanghai citizen group went viral on the Internet, claiming to occupy the Shanghai Municipal Government and join the Republic of China, sparking heated discussions.
The forum "Pincong", which is mainly used by (Chinese) overseas Chinese and over-the-wall netizens, forwarded an announcement on 27 November that was said to be from a group created by Shanghai citizens on the communication software Telegram, calling on citizens to gather in Shanghai at 6 pm on the 27th Renmin Avenue in Huangpu District, Shanghai, with the goal of "rushing into the government hall, occupying the Shanghai Municipal Government, establishing a new government, and announcing joining the Republic of China."
The announcement also called on participants to "bring what weapons you can, and cover your face with hats and masks as much as possible." "We will break through all those who try to stop us together. People can’t patronize videos or shout slogans. We are strong in numbers, and our people will definitely win! We call on all Shanghai citizens to join our actions, our future is in our own hands! Once we occupy the government, we will declare Shanghai joins the Republic of China."
Although it has not been confirmed whether the announcement really came from a Shanghai citizen group, and the Shanghai municipal government did not experience a similar occupation last night, the announcement aroused enthusiastic responses from Chinese netizens on the forum, and most of them expressed their support. This incident was subsequently forwarded to Taiwan's PTT forum, triggering heated discussions among Taiwanese netizens.
Image : The announcement, which was allegedly reposted from a Shanghai civic group, went viral online. (The picture is taken from the "Pin Cong" forum)
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Republic of China MAC calls on the CCP to adjust unreasonable restrictions
Reporter : Chen Yufu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4138773 / Image : The MAC calls on the CCP authorities to respond to the demands of the people as soon as possible, adjust unreasonable and excessive restrictions, and handle protests in a rational and peaceful manner. (Photo by reporter Chen Yufu)
The anti-blockade protests in CCP Chinese society have evolved into a "blank paper movement". The Beijing authorities are trying to curb a series of demonstrations across the country, smearing the people who held the blank papers because they were instigated by foreign forces. The Republic of China Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) calls on the CCP authorities to respond to the demands of the people as soon as possible, adjust unreasonable and excessive restrictions, and handle protests in a rational and peaceful manner.
The MAC is extremely concerned about and attaches great importance to the frequent protests that have caused casualties and casualties in China due to the severe blockade in the past few days, which has caused people and college students to express their opposition.
The MAC expressed concern about the unnecessary casualties caused by the zero-blockade. At the same time, it emphasized that the people's basic rights of life, speech, expression, and freedom of movement should be respected and protected. Reasonable and excessive restrictions, and handle protests in a rational and peaceful manner.
The MAC pointed out that all walks of life in Taiwan and the international community have continued to pay attention to the social phenomena and developments in various parts of CCP China that are dissatisfied with the epidemic prevention and eradication policy. Based on humanitarian concerns, the Chinese people have not been treated properly for a long time, and call on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to take reasonable and appropriate epidemic prevention measures as soon as possible. Measures that gradually adjust and relax unreasonable controls, and safeguard the basic rights and interests of the people's lives and freedom of action, actively listen to and respond to reasonable demands so that the mainland Chinese society can return to normal as soon as possible.
The MAC also reminds the Taiwanese in CCP China to pay close attention to relevant developments and pay attention to personal safety. The MAC and the SEF will keep in touch at any time and provide timely and necessary assistance.
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MAC calls on CCP to respond to people's demands as soon as possible
Editor : Chen Yanjun / Source :Central News Agency via LTN / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4138780
The MAC today expressed concern and attention to the outbreak of the blank paper movement in mainland China, calling on the CCP authorities to respond to people's demands as soon as possible, adjust unreasonable and excessive restrictions, and handle protests in a rational and peaceful manner.
The MAC issued a press release early this morning expressing concern over the white paper movement in mainland China.
A press release issued by the MAC pointed out, "The Mainland Affairs Council is extremely concerned and serious about the frequent protests that have caused casualties and casualties in mainland China due to the severe blockade in the past few days, which has caused people and college students in various places to express their opposition."
The MAC stated that it expressed concern over the unnecessary casualties caused by the zero-covid blockade. At the same time, it emphasized that the basic life, freedom of speech, and freedom of action of the people in mainland China should be respected and protected. It also called on the Chinese Communist Party to respond to the people's requirements and adjust unreasonable and excessive restrictions, and handle protests with a rational and peaceful attitude.
The MAC stated that all walks of life in Taiwan and the international community have continued to pay attention to the social phenomena and developments in mainland China that are dissatisfied with the zero-covid epidemic policy. Based on humanitarian concerns, the Chinese people have not been treated properly for a long time, and call on the Chinese Communist Party to take reasonable and appropriate measures as soon as possible. Anti-epidemic measures that gradually adjust and relax unreasonable controls, and safeguard people's basic rights and freedom of movement, actively listening to and responding to their reasonable demands, so that society can return to normal as soon as possible.
The MAC also reminds Taiwanese in mainland China to pay close attention to relevant developments and pay attention to personal safety; the MAC and the SEF will keep in touch at any time and provide timely and necessary assistance."
People in many places in China took to the streets with blank papers, expressing their dissatisfaction with the government and the zero-epidemic policy. The police in many places have deployed huge police forces in places where people may gather on 27 and 28 November but sporadic protests are still continuing.
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DPP: Pay close attention, Beijing must face up to the voice of the people
Reporter : Chen Yun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4138741 / Image : The residential fire that broke out in Urumqi has highlighted the rigidity of epidemic prevention measures and triggered a wave of protests in various places in the "blank paper revolution" against improper public power. (European News Agency)
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) issued a press release in the evening stating that the DPP pays close attention to the blank paper revolution, and that it is a basic right for the Chinese people to express their demands to the government, and the CCP authorities must face up to the voice of the people.
DPP calls on the CCP authorities to listen to the voice of the people and truly serve the people instead of just suppressing the people through military and police violence. Now people in all parts of CCP China are taking to the streets to demand unblocking and freedom, which only reflects the most basic needs of the Chinese people. Listen to their heartfelt voices, the Chinese Communist authorities should think about how to appropriately revise the current epidemic prevention measures and actively respond to the demands of the Chinese people.
The DPP also calls on the international community and all walks of life in Taiwan to continue to pay attention to the current developments in China based on humanitarian concerns and support for democracy and freedom.
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CCP Police "Precautionary" Clearance, Many people arrested in Hangzhou Business District
Image : According to Chinese netizens, a large number of police officers gathered at in77, a business district in Hangzhou tonight, and waited for an opportunity to arrest people. (taken from Twitter)
A business district in Hangzhou, China at night of 28 November 2022 suddenly gathered a large number of police officers standing guard after nightfall. However, according to netizens present, no one was protesting at the time, but the police seemed to be afraid of protests. Despite the crowds, the police continued to reinforce the situation, waiting for opportunities to arrest people and clear the scene. It can also be seen from the video that the situation at that time was chaotic.
According to the video compiled by Twitter user "Ms. Li is not your teacher", many police officers were called to stand guard at "Hubin Yintai in77" (in77 for short) in a business district in Hangzhou at night, and some people were taken away by the police one after another. , one of the women screamed when she was taken away. Although there were brave people on the side who came forward and shouted, "Don't arrest people! Why arrest people?" But they were persuaded to leave in the end.
"Ms. Li is not your teacher" pointed out in another video that after seeing the police arrest dissidents, dissatisfied Hangzhou people gathered somewhere in in77, shouting "Let me go! Let me go!" In the shot, there are two police who were watching, and the people who recorded the video whispered "let me go".
"Ms. Li is not your teacher" continues the PO article pointing out that the people in Hangzhou were "crying" at the scene of the dispute with the police, and "the police beat people!" can be heard from time to time in the video. The situation is very chaotic, but the location can indeed be seen in the video. It happened in the B area of in77; "Ms. Li is not your teacher" added that according to the people at the scene, the local police officers were conducting traffic control, and in77 was forced to turn off the lights, and the public was not allowed to enter.
It is worth mentioning that at around 9.20 pm in Hangzhou, a car was waiting for a red light at an intersection near in77, playing the song "Do you hear the people sing" loudly, and when the red light turned green, the people nearby applauded him to leave.
"Do you hear the people sing" is a song in the musical adaptation of the novel "Les Miserables" written by the French writer Hugo. In 2019, it was removed from various music platforms in China.
Hangzhou Lakeside in77 at the moment
The atmosphere at the scene was tense, and the police were lining up.
According to netizens at the scene, no one is demonstrating here. pic.twitter.com/zrqAHJrk6l
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
The latest situation of Hangzhou in77
Here comes more cops pic.twitter.com/6chMyry51q
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
The process of Hangzhou in77 woman being taken away pic.twitter.com/dOHLGCWF6S
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
Burst! People gathered at in77 in Hangzhou to ask for their release pic.twitter.com/gmtwycFf7V
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
The latest news from Hangzhou in77, someone was arrested after shouting for release pic.twitter.com/hXe15NDSOL
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
Hangzhou in77 people demand release
There was a lot of crying
Caught man yelling help me pic.twitter.com/7nnCzvRgJR
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
Hangzhou in77 netizen contributed the current situation pic.twitter.com/yMdbrhgeUn
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
Around 21:20 in Hangzhou, at the intersection of Lakeside Yintai in77
A car played "Do you hear the people?" along the street, and the residents applauded it to leave.
It is reported that this song was taken off the shelves in China on July 27, 2019 pic.twitter.com/hiGrmd84qy
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022
Image : According to Chinese netizens, a large number of police officers gathered at in77, a business district in Hangzhou tonight, and waited for an opportunity to arrest people. (taken from Twitter)
Image : A large number of Chinese police officers gathered at in77, a business district in Hangzhou tonight, and arrested a woman on the spot. (taken from Twitter)
Image : After the Chinese police officers arrested some people, many people gathered outside to demand their release. (taken from Twitter)
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Rumour has it that many armored vehicles appeared on the streets of Xuzhou
Image : Several netizens shared videos on Twitter, claiming that there were many tanks on the streets of Xuzhou last night. Later, some netizens pointed out that these should be armored vehicles rather than tanks, but this has already caused a lot of discussion on the Internet. It was also said that the armored vehicles appeared to be bound for Shanghai. (picture taken from Twitter)
In response to the CCP’s long-term implementation of the strict epidemic prevention policy of "dynamic clearing", protests against excessive epidemic prevention continued to erupt in many places in CCP China. Many netizens shared videos on Twitter, claiming that there were many vehicles in Xuzhou, Jiangsu at night of 28 November 2022. The appearance of armored vehicles on the street sparked public discussion. Although some netizens claimed that it was just a normal training session, many netizens retorted that "the common people showed them a blank sheet of paper, and they showed the common people the tanks." Some people also reminded "Xuzhou is the best tonight." Don't have any activities, everyone's life is important."
A serious fire broke out in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China on the 24th, resulting in the tragic death of 10 people, which triggered the outbreak of "blank paper revolution" protests in various places. Many netizens shared the local protests on Twitter. This morning, several netizens shared that many tanks were suspected to appear on the streets of Xuzhou. In the video, these vehicles continued to move, and they did not know where they were heading. Later, some netizens pointed out that these should be armored vehicles rather than tanks, but this has caused a lot of discussion on the Internet. Many netizens even said that the armored convoy seemed to be heading southeast towards Shanghai.
At the same time, some netizens thought that "no need to make a fuss", and said "Xuzhou is not banned, only 2 cases", "the armored vehicle in the picture is just a normal vehicle transfer", and some people are sour, "this can also deceive praise".
However, most netizens are still cautious about this, and left messages saying, "Give them a few blank sheets of paper for fear of becoming like this", "Is it normal for tanks to go on the road?", "Tracked vehicles are not suitable for running on urban roads. So it will be loaded and transported, this behavior has been suspected of breaking the law”, “No matter what the reason is, the CCP’s military vehicles appearing on the street at this time is somewhat cerebral palsy”, “What are you afraid of? A group of people without guns and the masses are without weapons. Is CCP afraid of a blank sheet of paper?”. There are also people who are sour, "Don't be afraid, this is the tank of our community property, to protect our community's right to do nucleic acid test", "For the reason, please refer to June 4, 1989", "It may be to prevent Zhengzhou from attacking Xuzhou again at night."
The tanks passed through Xuzhou, are they going to Shanghai? pic.twitter.com/NRMpd2dzft
— Fang Zhouzi (@fangshimin) November 28, 2022
Image : Several netizens shared videos on Twitter, claiming that there were many tanks on the streets of Xuzhou last night. Later, some netizens pointed out that these should be armored vehicles rather than tanks, but this has already caused a lot of discussion on the Internet. (picture taken from Twitter)
Image : Several netizens shared videos on Twitter, claiming that there were many tanks on the streets of Xuzhou last night. Later, some netizens pointed out that these should be armored vehicles rather than tanks, but this has already caused a lot of discussion on the Internet. (picture taken from twitter)
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How will you catch me? Black humor of protesters in Beijing: I want to do nucleic acid and be imprisoned
Image : At night of 27 November, Beijing residents gathered on the banks of the Liangma River and held blank papers to protest. (Associated Press)
The "Blank Paper Revolution" has been spreading rapidly in China recently. Following the demonstrations on Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai, a large number of Beijing citizens gathered on the banks of the Liangma River to protest the CCP's brainless epidemic prevention policy on 27 November. Many people shouted back and said, "I want to do nucleic acid, I will be locked up", which sparked outside discussions.
Protests have taken place across China in recent days, and it has been reported that some protesters who shouted "Xi Jinping step down" and "No nucleic acid, want freedom" were arrested. Because of this, the protests on the banks of the Liangma River in Beijing on the evening of the 27th, the participants showed black humor, and simply "followed the party's will" and changed their shouting slogans to "conform" to the CCP's mindless blockade and control measures.
From the video shared by the Twitter user "Ms. Li is not your teacher", it can be seen that Beijing protesters held up blank papers, shouting "Continue to block and control, all shut down; I will do nucleic acid, I will be blocked", "Long live the Communist Party, I want to enter the square cabin" and other cross-talk.
Afterwards, a man suspected of being a policeman could be seen standing in front of the crowd to ask everyone to be quiet, declaring, "We can understand that everyone wants to express their feelings for the compatriots who died in the fire, but everyone is an adult and everyone has experienced the epidemic. Being led by other people..." Before he finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by the protesters, emphasizing that these activities were all spontaneous.
Beijing Liangma River, people shouted
Continue to block and control all of them
I want to do nucleic acid, I want to be banned pic.twitter.com/L13Gai0gTq
— Ms Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) November 27, 2022
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Many colleges and universities in Hong Kong support China, and nearly a hundred Hong Kong people respond to the call
Image : On 28 November, mourning slogans were posted in many places in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Some netizens also called on the Central Theater to mourn the victims by candlelight. About 40 people came to pay their respects. (reposted from Twitter)
On 28 November, mourning slogans were posted in many places on the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; some netizens called for candlelight at the Central Theater at 7 p.m. to mourn the Urumqi fire victims, and about 40 people came to pay their respects.
According to comprehensive Chinese media reports, the Chinese University of Hong Kong posted slogans such as "Urumqi, we are with you" in many places, and someone dressed in black held a black cloth with the words "Your life and mine are one life", standing silently in support , some students handed out "A4 white paper" along the way, and some students pointed out that the police had been there to take pictures. In the evening, 50 to 60 students held a candlelight mourning rally. Candles were used to display the date "1124" on the day of the fire, and an imitation road sign with "Urumqi Middle Road" written on it. The school guards at the scene asked many times who the person in charge of the rally was.
Hong Kong Baptist University also appeared in solidarity literature, including slogans such as "Come on Chinese" and "Come on Urumqi", but several of them were covered by paper printed by the school with "This article is suspected of violating school regulations and has been blocked."
Responding to the call to participate in the candlelight mourning rally at the Central Theater at 7 o'clock, about 40 Hong Kong citizens participated and put a blank paper in front of them. After about 8 o'clock, the crowd gradually dispersed. The police officers were all on guard and pulled up a cordon at the scene to separate the mourners and passers-by.
Among them, social activist Wang Fengyao, who participated in the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition movement "Grandma Wang", also came to support, holding a yellow umbrella and shouting slogans such as "Don't be autistic, be freed, don't be authoritarian, show human rights." During the period, a man stepped forward and snatched the umbrella, causing "Grandma Wang" to fall. The man was arrested and brought into a police car.
The "blank paper revolution" broke out across China, and people from all over the world took to the streets to support it. A Chinese woman living in the UK said on Weibo that she once called Hong Kong's anti-extradition protesters "waste youth". Now China's extreme anti-epidemic policy has caused many tragedies, which made her understand that "I have been kneeling for too long."
In Hong Kong, citizens and university students also responded and expressed solidarity with the incident. At noon on November 28, several students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong stood on Million Avenue and Cultural Square holding large cardboard leaflets and distributed A4 blank paper to passers-by. One of the black banners had the slogan "Your life, my life, this is a life" written on it, and the date "2022.11.24" was written on the lower right corner, which is the day of the fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang. 2/11 pic.twitter.com/bh0DyDwPD5
— Initium Media (@initiumnews) November 28, 2022
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Rule by violence? The woman took a mobile phone to record a video and was beaten by the anti-epidemic personnel
Image : A woman in China filmed armed police and anti-epidemic personnel with her mobile phone, but was immediately stopped by the officers, and was even beaten by the crowd. (picture taken from Twitter)
After the tragedy of 10 deaths and 9 injuries due to the excessive blockade of Xinjiang, public protests broke out in some parts of China. However, a video was circulated on Twitter on 27 November, in which the woman only took a mobile phone to shoot at the police and anti-epidemic personnel. She was first stopped by the on-site personnel, and then caught by several anti-epidemic personnel. Many netizens called it "it's a tyranny at all."
A video was circulated on Twitter. An unarmed woman in a certain area of China was filming the armed police and epidemic prevention personnel on the scene with her mobile phone. The woman did not make any provocative actions or say anything, and was attacked by the police.
Later, the policeman pushed the woman vigorously and pushed her into a group of anti-epidemic personnel. In the end, the woman was brutally beaten by the crowd. The people on the side wanted to continue recording the whole process but they were immediately stopped by the epidemic prevention personnel.
After the video was exposed, many Chinese netizens expressed angrily that "only when the CCP is destroyed can mankind be at peace", "it is abominable to do something to the unarmed people", "rule the country with violence", "they only dare to do this to the people who cannot resist", " It's just a hooligan", "I'm really sad after seeing it", "inhuman things".
I don't know what to say after watching this video...
The girl stood still with the phone in her hand and was beaten by the group without saying a word... ???????????????????????????? ????? pic.twitter.com/AjqNFR6oe9
— Jixian Wang (@hellojixian) November 27, 2022
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"It's our duty!" Protesters in Beijing shout Tiananmen Square Quotes
Image : Web Screenshot
When the BBC covered the protests in Liangmaqiao, Beijing on 27 November, some people said "It's our duty" (It's our duty), causing netizens to call them "Brother Duty and Sister Duty".
BBC released on Youtube on 28 November 2022 a video covering the protests at Beijing's Liangma Bridge on the 27th. In the first 9 seconds of the video, the reporter interviewed a man and asked him "Why are you here?", the man replied, "It's our duty" (It's our duty), and the woman on the side also echoed it one after another.
Netizens on Twitter called them "Brother Duty and Sister Duty"; and "It's our duty" (It's our duty) comes from the documentary "June 4th Incident: Square memorandum".
In the documentary, the reporter interviewed a young man on a bicycle. The young man said, "To march, Tiananmen Square." When the reporter asked him why, the young man replied: "I think It's my duty. "(I think that is my duty)
This sentence subsequently caused heated discussions on the Internet and was widely circulated. It became one of the pictures and famous sayings that best represent the Tiananmen Square incident on June 4th. After 33 years, this famous quote reappeared in protests in China, causing a lot of discussion.
Brother and Sister Duty in 2022 pic.twitter.com/PVZkfcMnhQ
— Wall Country Frog Clam???? (@GFWfrog) November 28, 2022
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Why are the Chinese so brave this time? He mentioned 3 reasons: Xi's status was shaken
Recently, people in various parts of China have responded to the "blank paper revolution". This wave of protests is considered by the outside world to be the largest since the June 4th Tiananmen Square incident, which has aroused great concern from the outside world. Japan's Sankei Shimbun's Taipei branch chief Akio Yata put forward three reasons to explain "why the Chinese are so brave this time", bluntly saying that there are various signs that the dominance of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been shaken.
Yaba Akio said through Facebook in the evening of 28 November that he had covered large and small protests in China in the past, but he had never seen such a large-scale cross-regional demonstration as the "blank paper revolution", especially the one that took place on the Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai on the 26th. Akio Yata bluntly said, "For Xi Jinping, who used to be the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, it is a great irony that there are voices in Shanghai demanding Xi's resignation."
As for why the Chinese, who have always been considered by the outside world to be submissive and "willing to be leeks", will stand up so bravely this time to voice their dissatisfaction? Akio Yaba believes that there are three main reasons. The first is that "the severe blockade that has lasted for nearly three years has led to the stagnation of economic activities, and the brainless epidemic prevention does not know when it will end." "Liquidated", leaving only the incompetent and dictator in the central government"; the third is "mandatory control measures, making all Chinese people victims."
In the end, Akio Yaban said, "I don't know how long these protests will last and whether they will be suppressed. But in any case, such a large-scale protest is undoubtedly a blow to Xi Jinping, who has just been re-elected in the 20th National Congress and is full of ambitions. Being publicly demanded by the people to step down is definitely an iconic event in a dictatorship. Xi Jinping’s dominance has already begun to falter.”
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Wave of Chinese lockdown protests spreads to foreign campuses and communities
Image of protest in front of CCP Chinese Embassy in London : Reuters
Protests against CCP China's strict anti-epidemic policy and restrictions on freedom have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world, in solidarity with a rare act of resistance in CCP China over the weekend.
Small vigils and protests organized by expatriate dissidents and students have taken place in European, Asian and North American cities, including London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney, according to a Reuters tally.
Statistics show that the number of participants in most protests is around dozens, and a few activities attract more than 100 people. The rallies are rare examples of Chinese people at home and abroad uniting to express their anger.
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Chinese officials throw the blame again, and the Internet is sour: Foreign forces are on holiday
Image : In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, a large number of people gathered and chanted slogans on the 27th, demanding the lifting of the blockade and anti-epidemic measures, and striving for freedom of speech and press. (Reuters)
The "blank paper revolution" protesting against the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) blockade and control measures is raging all over China. The official media does not mention a word, and the Internet firewall is also strictly controlled. Deliberately quoting or opening up the remarks instigated by "foreign forces" behind the scenes. Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the CCP's "Global Times" also claimed to "prevent external causes", but was ridiculed by a large number of netizens, "Foreign forces will hold Thanksgiving in these two days. Fake. Everyone knows that foreigners don’t work overtime.”
The Voice of America (VOA) Chinese website reported on 29 November 2022 that although the government strictly banned discussions related to the "blank paper revolution", the paradox is that when searching for the keyword "blank paper" on "Weibo", there are still more than a dozen related posts. They have not been banned, but most of these posts are discussions about the so-called "foreign forces" "making troubles" in China through the Blank Paper Revolution.
"Twitter" user "Ms. Li is not your teacher" who has been following China's news for a long time tweeted on the 28th, pointing out that the members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference began to repost an article titled "The spread of color revolution forces: there are premeditated riots in many places, there are foreign forces exposed" article. The article was written by the Chinese self-media blogger "Lang Yanzhi", claiming that the recent protests in many places have "European and American-style freedom slogans, young people are encouraged to participate, leaders who do not fit the characteristics of the local people, Hong Kong and Taiwan accents", etc. The style is a typical "colour revolution" technique.
The article also quoted a netizen claiming to be a citizen of Chengdu who broke the news that he was invited to participate in the protest, and the inviter offered 500 RMB (about NT$2,000) a night for him to "raise a slogan." The article even linked this protest with the 2021 "Chengdu No. 49 Middle School Students Falling from a Building" incident, claiming that these incidents showed signs of foreign forces' involvement and colour revolutions.
Hu Xijin wrote, "After the recent sensitive incidents, we must prevent external factors and improve internal factors." He claimed that the recent protests are the result of the combination of external factors and internal factors. "Those external factors hope that China will be chaotic. If there is a chance , they don’t try to get involved, that’s no wonder. At the same time, we need to understand that these external factors exist all the year round. They are constant. Even when Sino-Western relations are relatively good, those factors never leave. The difference is that, internal factors are variables, and such variables are more likely to determine when things surface, how fast they can spread, etc. In other words, external factors need to find internal factors to create momentum to achieve their intentions.”
Surprisingly, almost most of the comments in the message area are ridiculing this kind of blame or self-deception, VOA reported. Some netizens questioned, "It was all foreign forces overnight. I wonder if there are so many foreign forces, can I buy a plane ticket? Has the quarantine period expired? Has the code turned green?"
Some netizens also ridiculed the fact that the Wumaos on the Internet is always leading the way, and blamed China's internal conflicts on the United States: "It will be blamed every day, and Biden's family can open a cooking utensils shop." A netizen from Beijing said, "Every time there is a mass protests are external forces taking advantage of the situation. Why don’t you think about why people are giving them the opportunity to take advantage of the situation? You can’t allow the masses to express their demands just because of the existence of external forces.”
Netizens from Wuhan, Hubei ridiculed, "Yes, yes, the 50,000 people in Hanzheng Street last night were all external forces." Netizens from Hebei also criticized, "Open your mouth about foreign forces, select comments every day, where do foreign forces infiltrate? Listen to the voice of the people!" A netizen from Jiangsu even said bluntly: "I am not a foreign force, I am a Chinese citizen."
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The fire in Urumqi may become a modern version of the "Road Protection Movement"
Image : Dr. Lin Yimin, chairman of the Fuhe Association, believes that the fire broke out in Urumqi, China, and the revolution may become a modern version of the "Road Protection Movement". (AFP)
Dr. Lin Yimin, chairman of the Fuhe Association, pointed out that the fire in Urumqi, China killed ten people and triggered protests and anger from the people of the whole of China. This may evolve into a modern version of the "Road Protection Movement".
Lin Yimin believes that under the totalitarian rule of the Communist Party, CCP China has a high degree of control over news. In the past, there were quite a few tens of thousands of protests and even riots in various parts of CCP China, but the outside world can only hear rumours. Only Hong Kong, as a window to the outside world, can fight for what the world knows. Today, Urumqi is a fierce fire, but it has ignited protests all over China, and the news blockade has failed, and the news of the protests continues to "penetrate over the wall".
Coincidentally, Iran, another authoritarian totalitarian country and an ally of CCP China, is also undergoing nationwide protests. The tipping point of the Chinese protests was Urumqi, which was originally a remote area that was not taken seriously; the tipping point of the Iranian protests was a Kurdish woman, who was originally a suppressed minority in Iran, but they all aroused the same hatred across the countries, no? Because the tipping point itself is valued by people, and it is all because the people's tolerance for tyranny has reached its limit.
Lin Yimin said that during the Chinese protests, the Chinese people shouted out the famous saying of Patrick Henry, one of the founding fathers of the American independence movement, "Give me freedom or give me death!" but in fact, the situation of the Chinese people is far worse than not being free. The fire in the building in Urumqi alarmed the Chinese people because of their insistence on sealing the airspace. Opposing the totalitarian government is certainly a dead end but sitting at home is the same as being burned to death. Since it is dead anyway, it is better to stand up and die than to die on your knees.
The greatest ability of the totalitarian government to intimidate the people is to take lives but when the people are worse than death, and they are dead anyway, then the control of totalitarianism will be invalid. As the "Lao Tzu" said, "The people do not fear death, so why should they be afraid of death." Most Taiwanese are watching China’s nationwide protests from the sidelines. However, Taiwan and the world have received so much news about the protests, which reflects an extraordinary situation, showing that CCP’s high-handed control power is on the verge of reaching a critical mass. At this point, it is likely to evolve into the modern version of the "Road Protection Movement".
He further pointed out that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the nationalization of the railway was promoted, and the Sichuan-Han Railway was short-lived. How should the equity rights be determined? There was a dispute between the government and the people. The crowd became angry and turned into riots in various places. For this reason, the Manchu Qing Dynasty dispatched new troops from Hubei to Sichuan to suppress it, leaving Wuchang empty and triggering the Wuchang Uprising.
Lin Yimin believes that Taiwan must closely observe the current situation, because this big protest may trigger the collapse of the CCP regime again like the "Road Protection Movement". If you are lucky, it may become an opportunity for China's democratization, but if you are unfortunate, it may trigger China's civil strife and even civil war have disrupted the global supply chain, flooded tens of thousands of refugees, and even caused war spillovers. In any case, it will have a considerable impact on Taiwan.
The enemy of the people of Taiwan is the CCP regime that bullies Taiwan, not the Chinese people who pursue democracy and freedom. Standing on the standpoint of universal values, the Republic of China and other democracies around the world should support the Chinese people in their struggle for human rights and democracy. Lin Yimin said, "At the same time, we are concerned about the situation in China. It is also necessary to closely observe with allies such as the United States, Japan, India, Australia, and Britain, and take precautions. When any situation occurs, we can immediately act together with our allies and respond prudently."
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Restoring the Shanghai protest scene, the demonstrators are terrified: Most of the police are arresting women
The "blank paper revolution" broke out in various parts of China recently. On the 27th, a large number of protesters gathered in Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, holding white papers and shouting slogans to protest. A protester said in an interview that he was arrested by the police on the 27th. They were arrested, beaten, and escaped after the incident, and said that most of the police were "catching women."
In an interview with Radio Free Asia, the protester surnamed Chen pointed out that he arrived at the intersection of Urumqi Middle Road and Anfu Road at around 4 pm that day. The intersection was full of police cars and there were more than 200 uniformed policemen at the scene around 5 pm, and the police will suddenly rush into the crowd of demonstrators and arrest them on the bus. Starting at about 5.30 am, about 1 to 2 people were arrested every 10 minutes, most of them were women, and he himself was later caught in the car by the police.
A protester surnamed Chen recalled that at that time he saw many women being arrested, and some were even caught "hanging upside down" by more than a dozen police officers, and they took them into the bus; The police also broke down emotionally at the scene of the arrest, and shouted at him: "I was also a soldier before, and I was also a member of them. They taught us to love the country and the party, but these party members are actually suppressing our people."
A protester surnamed Chen stated that he was severely beaten by the police, his hands and face were covered with blood, and his glasses were also knocked off. He was later caught by the police and taken to the bus. He jumped out of the car and fled at the door. After jumping out of the car, he asked for help from the foreigners he had seen before, and after receiving assistance, he walked out of the police encirclement before leaving safely.
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White House: U.S. supports Chinese right to protest peacefully
The CCP authorities strictly clearing covid and locking down have triggered public grievances. Since Shanghainese launched a demonstration on the local "Urumqi Road" on the 26th, " The Blank Paper Revolution protests have aroused attention from all walks of life, and the White House responded, "The United States supports everyone's right to peaceful demonstration."
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a regular White House press conference on the 28th local time that President Biden "must be very concerned about this matter" regarding the protests in many places in China. "The president will not speak out for the demonstrators around the world, because the demonstrators themselves will speak up," Kirby said. He stressed that the United States supports the demonstrators' right to protest peacefully.
The White House National Security Council issued a statement stating, "We have long emphasized that everyone in the United States and around the world has the right to peaceful protest, including in China." Kirby said the U.S. is developing methods to contain covi, including increasing the vaccination rate, and he bluntly stated that "we think it will be very difficult for China to contain the virus through a zero-covid strategy."
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Demonstration in Guangzhou topples nucleic acid kiosks
Image : Some netizens shared that last night in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, people gathered to demand the unblocking, and even directly overturned the nucleic acid station used for testing. Afterwards, a large number of policemen wearing Dabai (white one-piece protective clothing) and holding shields showed up to maintain stability. (picture taken from twitter)
According to reports, at night of 28 November in Guangzhou, people gathered to demand the unblocking, and even directly overturned the nucleic acid kiosks used for testing. Afterwards, some netizens pointed out that a large number of Dabai or police officers in white one-piece protective clothing appeared and held shields to maintain stability but the follow-up situation is unclear.
China's long-term implementation of the zero-covid epidemic policy has aroused growing grievances among the people. Recently, people in many places have taken to the streets to demonstrate. This morning, some netizens shared several pictures, referring to the Lijiao Archway in Guangzhou. People gathered on the street late last night to demand the unblocking. From the pictures, it can be seen that the nucleic acid kiosk originally used for nucleic acid testing was overturned by protesters. It can also be seen that people continue to throw related items to express their dissatisfaction with the long-term blockade.
It can also be seen in the related footage that many policemen appeared to suppress the protests afterwards. These policemen wore helmets, held shields, and wore big white clothes. The assembled crowd was dispersed, and some people pointed sticks at the people and asked them to return to their houses.
After the relevant pictures were exposed, netizens commented. Netizens said, "They all started to scold ordinary people and demonstrate against ordinary people." ", "What's the difference from the Gestapo?", and some people yelled, "This is called a devil entering the village", "Isn't this fucking a bandit?", "It's so majestic, it looks like a gangster!".
Guangzhou Lijiao Archway at around 11:00 p.m. on the 28th
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Image : Some netizens shared that last night in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, people gathered to demand the unblocking, and even directly overturned the nucleic acid station used for testing. Afterwards, a large number of Dabai policemen holding shields showed up to maintain stability. (picture taken from Twitter)
Image : Some netizens shared that last night in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, people gathered to demand the unblocking, and even directly overturned the nucleic acid station used for testing. Afterwards, a large number of Dabai policemen holding shields showed up to maintain stability. (picture taken from Twitter)
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The Kuomintang and Zhu Lilun call on the CCP to face up to public opinion
Reporter : Lin Liangsheng / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4139204 / Image : Zhu Lilun, chairman of the Kuomintang. (file photo)
The KMT on 29 November 2022 called on the CCP authorities to face up to public opinion, listen to and pay attention to the needs of the people, so as to avoid the expansion of conflicts. Zhu Lilun, chairman of the Kuomintang, also called on the authorities on the other side to be mindful of the common people, respond prudently to public opinion, and moderate the epidemic control measures.
The Kuomintang stated that the Chinese mainland authorities continued to implement high-intensity epidemic control measures. With the development of the epidemic and the gradual loosening of the international environment, the mainland still implemented many epidemic control measures, which caused inconvenience to the lives of the people, including many people in mainland China. Many Taiwanese people are studying and working there. With the recent incidents of protests against the epidemic prevention and isolation policy, the expansion of conflicts is definitely not what anyone would like to see; let alone the continuation, which will cause irreparable regrets.
The KMT pointed out that in addition to expressing its stance with freedom and human rights, the KMT also called on the mainland authorities to face up to the needs of the people in the mainland, moderately relax the "epidemic control measures" from a scientific and medical perspective, and strike a balance between epidemic prevention and people's lives. It is necessary to avoid continuous expansion of conflicts.
The Kuomintang mentioned that based on the standpoint of defending freedom and democracy, our relationship with the mainland, and our sense of responsibility for cross-strait relations, we are highly concerned about this matter. We hope that the Beijing government can handle it cautiously and make handling and changes that meet the expectations of people on both sides of the strait.
Zhu Lilun posted on Facebook that since 24 November, he has noticed that many people and young students in mainland China have expressed their dissatisfaction with the high-intensity epidemic control measures with practical actions. "We support the expression of opinions of young students." We also hope that the mainland authorities will keep the common people in mind, and not forget the old adage that "if the river is blocked and collapsed, it will hurt more people", respond prudently to public opinion, and moderate epidemic control measures.
Zhu Lilun said that he deeply believes that the escalation of the current situation is definitely not what everyone wants to see, and he does not want the tragedy to repeat itself.
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Sichuan reproduces the fire scene in Urumqi, fire trucks are blocked by iron walls (video)
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/29/a103585796.html
Image : Following the Urumqi fire that caused dozens of deaths and injuries, a fire also broke out in Yibin, Sichuan on November 28, 2022. Because the community was blocked by an iron wall, fire trucks were blocked outside the community and could not enter. (Synthesis of video screenshots)
Following the Urumqi fire that caused dozens of deaths and injuries, a fire also broke out in Yibin, Sichuan on 28 November. Because the community was blocked by an iron wall, fire trucks were blocked outside the community and could not enter. It is not yet known if there were any casualties.
Weibo big V "Society and Law Channel Yan Su" released a video at 11 o'clock on the 28th: "At 4 o'clock in the morning on November 28, a fire broke out in a community in Yibin, Sichuan. Fire engines came, but they couldn't get in. They were blocked."
Image : Screenshot of Weibo
The video footage showed that a residential building in a residential area was on fire, and the flames were raging, and many residents downstairs fled the scene of the fire. In the picture, the iconic blue iron wall of the epidemic prevention and control appeared, and at least two fire trucks were blocked in the alley and could not move. There are also many private cars parked in the narrow alley.
This video once again resonated with netizens: "Urumqi is not over yet, and there is another similar case." "Oh, it's the iron sheet again." "The fire truck doesn't want to go in. Such a thin iron sheet, can it still break through?" "Don't dare to bump into it, for fear of violating the epidemic prevention policy."
"This is not a natural disaster, it's not a natural disaster, it's a man-made disaster, a man-made disaster." "A natural disaster, we can unite and overcome difficulties together. But if I don't resist man-made disasters, it will keep happening!"
Some netizens complained, "Tiananmen Regional Management Committee, Tiandihui should quickly seal Zhongnanhai up. What if the fire truck gets in after a while? Zhongnanhai also wants to experience the life of the people under lockdown."
Earlier, a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which had been sealed off for more than three months. The fire truck was blocked by the iron fence and waited outside the complex for three hours. The fire quickly spread to several floors due to failure to put out the fire in time in the building.
Since the residential building is a high-risk area, the unit doors and escape doors were tied and locked with wire, and the trapped residents could not escape. The fire officially reported 10 deaths and 9 injuries, including a 3-year-old child. However, the information flowing out of the people indicates that the number of victims far exceeds the official data.
In response to the fire tragedy in Urumqi, a Chinese man posted a video saying: "Man-made disasters are only temporary if they don't happen to us. It is inevitable that they happen to us. If you allow others to weld steel plates for your house, pulling the steel wires is killing yourself, the lives of the parents, the lives of their own parents, and the lives of their children to others.”
The fire in Urumqi detonated the local people's protest. Angry people rushed out of the closed community, took to the streets and shouted "unblock", and a large number of people rushed into the local government compound.
The Urumqi fire tragedy also resonated with people across China. Since the 26th, 103 universities' students across the country have collectively supported Urumqi, protested against the CCP’s tyranny of epidemic prevention, and demanded that the blockade be lifted. Protesters in Shanghai collectively shouted for "freedom" and "the Communist Party stepped down", causing a sensation at home and abroad.
This protest movement sweeping across China is called the "blank paper revolution." Protesters in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, and Chengdu held up white papers to express their protest. Netizens lamented: "Although nothing is written on it, everything is actually written."
At present, the CCP has begun to suppress and arrest people in various places but protesters continue to flood the streets, demanding that the authorities release the arrested protesters.
Yokogawa, a senior commentator in the United States, told NTDTV that once the slogan of freedom is called out, it will escalate from unblocking to a deeper social problem, that is, questioning the CCP's rule and demanding changes.
Yokogawa believes that this protest surpassed the "June 4th" Tiananmen incident. It has no organization or centre, and it is blooming everywhere. It is difficult for the CCP to suppress it, and it cannot solve the root cause of internal conflicts.
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Pompeo: Chinese dissidents know the extent of the CCP’s brutality best
Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/29/a103585890.html / Image : Former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the 28th that the American people should "always stand with the freedom-loving Chinese people." He said that Chinese dissidents know better than anyone else the brutality of the CCP.
Pompeo currently serves as the chairman of the advisory committee of the "China Center" of the Hudson Institute, an American think tank. Since 13 September 2022, he has launched a series of video speeches in direct dialogue with the Chinese people-"Hudson Evening Chat: Pompeo to the Chinese People".
On 28 November, Pompeo launched the fifth episode of his speech "Americans must always stand with freedom-loving Chinese people".
In this video, Pompeo said that during his tenure as Secretary of State, he had promised to meet with Chinese dissidents as much as possible, which was one of "the best meetings I held in the State Department."
Pompeo said that during the first Cold War, dissidents like Natan Sharansky told people what the enemy was to face, "and today, Chinese dissidents are more important than any. Everyone knows the extent of the CCP’s brutality.”
Sharansky was a former Soviet political prisoner and Israeli human rights activist who spent nine years in a Soviet prison before being released and emigrated to the United States with the help of then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Pompeo said that the Chinese dissidents he interviewed were from Hong Kong, Tibet or Xinjiang, and some of them and their families were illegally detained in concentration camps by the CCP.
Pompeo said, "Of course, the CCP's repression (of the people) is not new. I will never forget the moment when I sat with the freedom fighters who survived the Tiananmen Square massacre more than three decades ago."
"More Americans need to listen to Chinese dissidents," he said. "Americans must always stand with freedom-loving people around the world. They need us to do the same. "
"During the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, many brave Hong Kongers waved American flags in the streets. They sang our national anthem. They saw something precious in America," he said. "They remind us of some old truths: Freedom and democracy are universal values, and they are worth fighting for."
Coincidentally, when Pompeo released the above speech, a wave of protests against the CCP authorities suddenly broke out across China. In the past few days, protesters in many provinces in China have not only held large-scale rallies to express their dissatisfaction with the authorities' extreme epidemic prevention, but also Shanghai protesters took the lead in shouting political slogans such as "Xi Jinping step down" and "Communist Party step down".
Many analysts believe that the wave of protests erupted by the Chinese people is far more influential than the "June 4th Incident" in 1989. If the Beijing authorities do not handle it properly, it may turn into the most serious political crisis since the "June 4th Incident".
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The CCP’s Internal Notice Exposure: Self-conceived Propaganda on Epidemic Prevention Will Incur Criticism
Reporter : Liming / Editor: Xu Gengwen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/28/a103585595.html / Image : On November 28, 2022, Beijing citizens held a mourning rally for the victims of the Urumqi fire and protested against the CCP’s official strict lockdown policy. Some police confronted the protesters on the street. (Michael Zhang/AFP via Getty Images)
A few days ago, the content of an internal notice from the propaganda work group of a municipal party committee was exposed on the Internet. The government requires grassroots propaganda departments not to publicize "typical deeds" on the front line of epidemic prevention unless necessary, so as not to attract netizens to scold and create public opinion, which highlights the increasingly prominent contradiction between the government and the people.
In recent days, people in mainland China have become increasingly disgusted with the government's endless blockades to prevent and control the epidemic. Even under the strict control of Internet censorship, netizens have continued to criticize the repeated blocking of nucleic acids. A few days ago, a screenshot of a WeChat group chat was circulated in the online community, which aroused onlookers and heated discussions among netizens.
This screenshot shows: In the WeChat work group of the publicity system of a municipal party committee in a certain city, the publicity agency issued an internal notice requesting the publicity departments of all counties and urban areas to "not publicize if it is not necessary" about the hard work on the front line of epidemic prevention and control in the near future, especially the publicity of " "Typical deeds" should be more cautious. The official explanation stated that "there is too much hostility on the Internet now", and often once the propaganda content is released, the following posts are full of curses, "instead of causing public opinion."
Under this notice, the staff of the District Disabled Persons' Federation and other units responded to the "received" message.
Image : Internet screenshot
After the screenshot of this internal notice was exposed on the Internet, all the "melon eaters" burst into laughter.
A netizen with the online name "Kongu Taoist" left a message: "They can't stand it anymore!"
"Dr. IQ" posted an emoji laughing to the point of tears, and imitated the tone of a CCP cadre and said with a smile, "Let's not be cheap and scold."
Twitter netizen @ito_freeman analyzed, "It took 3 years to find out that the direction of propaganda was wrong. How ignorant are these people who engage in public opinion! How much I hate the Cultural Revolution, it seems that there are a lot of trash in the ranks of party members."
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Police in Shanghai and many other places check people's mobile phones, netizens offer advice
Recently, protests in various parts of China have been increasing, and related videos have been circulated on overseas websites. Some netizens reported that the police in various parts of the CCP are checking people's mobile phones and deleting firewall software. There are also netizens offering tips to teach how to deal with mobile phones being checked.
On 28 November, a Twitter user uploaded a picture showing the official WeChat group in Xuhui District, Shanghai. The group issued an internal notice asking people to check their mobile phones and register to report.
Image : Network Diagram
The screenshot shows that a certain office in Xuhui District notified in the WeChat group, from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., check Anfu Road, Changle Road, Fuxing Road, Wuyuan Road, Huashan Hospital, surrounding areas, passers-by, migrant workers, youth mobile phones, focusing on checking college students.
The content of the verification is to see if there are foreign software (APPs) such as twitter, youtube, tiktok, telegram, potato, shadowrocket, etc. inside the mobile phone, including firewall software such as VPN.
The notice also requires the registration of the identity card information of the person being checked, the identity card information of the parents, the mobile phone number, the photo of the face at the scene, the photo of the mobile phone device, etc. And asked to urge the inspectee to delete the app on the spot, and write a letter of commitment not to install and use this kind of app. The last contact person left was the director surnamed Lu.
Immediately, some Twitter users tweeted, "I was stopped by the police just now, and I was forced to check my phone to see if there are various apps on my phone, such as telegram and twitter, I must check, hope to know." Others said, Check randomly on the road, at the entrance of major shopping malls.
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There is also a video circulating on the Internet, which is said to be a Shanghai policeman checking a young man's mobile phone on the bus, and then slapping the young man wildly after failing to cooperate.
In addition to Shanghai, netizens in Beijing also reported that their mobile phones were checked: "Beijing, near Zhichun Road, around 8:00, the police will randomly check the mobile phones of passers-by. If there are tweets (twitter), telegram (telegram), they will warn and register personal information."
Some netizens in Shanghai also posted, "On Monday, my former colleague commuted to work. In People's Square—Pudong, there were more police officers at the subway station, and they checked not ID cards, but telegram, instagram, and twitter on mobile phones! This is a reference to Xinjiang's practice. "
A netizen concluded, "From the information received so far, police officers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou are checking their mobile phones on the road."
People being forced to delete photos by the police today at the of the last two days of protests #shanghai #china pic.twitter.com/VS1kFSoh3x
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There are netizens offering advice to deal with it
Immediately, some netizens offered advice, gave coping strategies, and taught how to prevent mobile phone information from being obtained by the police in order to protect themselves.
Netizens said that for iphone mobile phone users, it is recommended to use a clean mobile phone when going to the scene to prevent the police from taking the mobile phone to decode and obtain evidence. Hold, press "Power" and "Volume +" for 2 seconds, you can turn off unlocking through faceid, and the phone can only be unlocked with a password.
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For Android phone users, it is recommended to enable safe boot, and then restart directly in case of emergency. From booting to unlocking the screen for the first time, the phone is in an encrypted and undecrypted state.
Some netizens recommended Duress, Lookwatch, and wasted software on Google Play to Android phone users.
Some netizens also suggested that mobile phones should be upgraded to the latest version of the system as much as possible to avoid electronic forensics from directly obtaining stored information through loopholes, and use foreign IDs as much as possible. If you use a domestic ID, be sure to turn off the iCloud synchronization function.
Some netizens gave countermeasures from a legal point of view, suggesting that Articles 37 and 40 of the CCP’s Constitution be shown to the police who randomly search citizens’ mobile phones on the road. Article 37 of the Constitution is the right of citizens to personal liberty, and Article 40 is the right of citizens to freedom of communication and the right to protection of communication secrets.
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Do not unblock! China's State Council still adheres to the original prevention and control plan
Image : This afternoon, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of China held a press conference, announcing that in the future, it will "quickly seal and release, and should be released as soon as possible, so as to reduce the inconvenience caused to the masses due to the epidemic." (Reuters)
The CCP authorities strictly enforced the zero-covid policy, resulting in the tragedy of at least 10 deaths in a house fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which caused dissatisfaction among people across China and the outbreak of a "blank paper revolution". The mechanism held a press conference, announcing that in the future, "it will be quickly closed and released, and should be released as soon as possible, so as to reduce the inconvenience caused to the masses due to the epidemic", but emphasized that the "ninth edition of the prevention and control plan and twenty optimization measures" will still be implemented.
Based on Chinese media reports, China’s State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference. National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng said at the press conference that the “ninth edition of the prevention and control plan and 20 optimization measures” will still be implemented. Strict implementation in various places can effectively reduce the risk of epidemics.
Mi Feng pointed out that all localities are actively doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, doing risk research and judgment based on the results of inspections and flow investigations, and accurately determining risk areas, but they also let go of "fast closure and quick release, and all should be released, so as to reduce the impact of the epidemic on the masses." Inconvenience” and scientific classification of positive infection patients should be admitted, and children, the elderly, and patients with underlying diseases should be properly admitted, treated, and cared for, so as to promote the early recovery of patients.
Cheng Youquan, Director of the First Department of Supervision of the State Administration of Disease Control and Prevention, believes that the recent problems reported by the public are not mainly aimed at the prevention and control of the epidemic itself, but focus on the simplification of prevention and control measures, the increase of layers, "one size fits all", and the neglect of the demands of the masses. Some places arbitrarily expanded the area of control and the scope of personnel, and sealed it off. Some places were not unsealed for a long time after being sealed, and some places were "silent" without approval.
Cheng Youquan said that all localities have set up special teams for rectification at various levels, and the comprehensive team of the joint defense and joint control mechanism is dispatching every day to actively and effectively respond to various problems reported by the people, and transfer them to relevant localities for promotion and resolution.
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CCP media acknowledges many nucleic acid companies in China have falsified their tests
Image : CCP's official media admitted that the country's domestic nucleic acid test fraud was "successful", and called for heavy sacrifices to curb the chaos. (Associated Press)
A nucleic acid testing institution in Lanzhou was found to have falsified the nucleic acid test results, which aroused the attention of Chinese public opinion. In this regard, Chinese official media admitted that the domestic nucleic acid test fraud "succeeds one after another", calling for a heavy sacrifice to curb the chaos.
The health section of China's "People's Daily" posted an article on 29 November 2022. The headline clearly stated, "Nucleic acid chaos continues, and the epidemic will never be peaceful." "
Nucleic acid testing has achieved the prevention and control goals of "early detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment". However, "a group of third-party nucleic acid testing companies "born at the right time" came into being", causing chaos in nucleic acid testing.
The article lists the recent fraud incidents of nucleic acid testing companies in China. The fraud incidents include Jinan Huaxi Medical Testing Company falsely reporting the sample test results in Xingtai, Hebei Province in January 2021, and the regional head of Zhengzhou Jinyu Clinical Testing Center in Xuchang, Henan Province on 12 January 2022. Implementation of "Wuhan Pneumonia Severe Infection Behavior", on 22 April, Hehe Medical Laboratory, Hefei Nowell Medical Laboratory delayed test results in Hefei, Anhui and issued a false covi-positive report. On 5 May, Shanghai Zhongke Runda Precision Medicine inspection company gave a false covi-positive report, and in late May, three institutions, Beijing Pushi Medical Testing Laboratory, Beijing Jinzhun Medical Testing Laboratory, and Beijing Zhongtong Lanbo Medical Testing Laboratory, made fake reports.
In addition, Shijiazhuang Hehe Medical Testing Laboratory in Hebei concealed covi-positive cases on 27 September 2022, Kunming Huanji Medical Testing Institute falsified the sampling process on 10 November 2022, Inner Mongolia Saisi Gene Company falsely reported covi-positive cases on 13 November, etc. . The number of cases is too numerous to record. The People's Daily stated that these are only part of the fraudulent announcements. Shuozhou, Shanxi, Yulin, Shaanxi and other places are also investigating the chaos of nucleic acid testing.
The newspaper used "one after the other" to describe these blatant frauds of nucleic acid tests, denouncing "false nucleic acid test reports may lead to the spread of the epidemic", blamed the out-of-control epidemic on nucleic acid fraud, and shouted that "it has reached the point where non-serious codes cannot stop the chaos, and it is time to curb the chaos."
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Accepting Chinese funding to send Chinese fast screening agent, director general of Jiang Wan'an Neihu Fan Support Association sued against reverse osmosis law
Reporter : Wen Yude / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/4138279
KMT Jiang Wan'an, who had just been elected mayor of Taipei, and Qiu Ruilian, chief executive of the Neihu Fan Support Association, ran for the election of the head of the Qingbai Lili in Neihu District. Although they lost the election with 474 votes, the Bureau of Investigation did so as early as September this year. After receiving intelligence information, she learned that she accepted Chinese funding to send Chinese-made rapid screening reagents to bribe the election. The screening agents came from China and were funded by foreign hostile forces. They believed that she was also involved in the "reverse osmosis law" and she was sued.
The Shilin District Prosecutor’s Office directed the Investigation Bureau’s Taipei City Investigation Office to investigate the election bribery case of Qiu Ruilian, a candidate for Qingbai Village, Neihu District, Beishi. Election bribery, according to the reverse osmosis law and the medical device management law, 2 people are prosecuted.
The Shilin District Prosecutor's Office pointed out in a press release that Qiu Ruilian and people surnamed Chen received funding from the Taiwan Affairs Work Department (Taiwan Industry Department) of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone in Fujian Province, China, and used the data of 60 people to declare the import of 100 doses of Chinese-made rapid screening reagents. A total of 6,000 doses were obtained free of charge, so as to avoid the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s requirement that more than 100 doses of rapid screening reagents imported from China should apply for project approval.
After Qiu Ruilian and the people surnamed Chen obtained the Chinese-made rapid screening reagents, they sent them to voters who had the right to vote, asking them to vote for Qiu in the November 26 election of village chiefs.
The People's Procuratorate believes that Qiu Ruilian and the people surnamed Chen are both suspected of being "funded by infiltration sources" in Article 7 of the Reverse Osmosis Act, violating Article 99-1 of the Law on the Election and Recall of Public Officials, "Voting Bribery" and Article 62 of the Medical Equipment Management Act. 1 "The crime of importing medical equipment without approval with the intention of supplying it" shall be prosecuted according to law.
The Shijian finally emphasized that the election of public officials in the Republic of China should not be interfered and infiltrated by foreign hostile forces in order to maintain a fair election environment and strengthen the protection of sovereignty and freedom, democracy and constitutional order.
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The CCP’s political epidemic prevention, pro-management of the “grey rhino” incident, public protests became a prairie fire
Reporter : Han Fei / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/29/a103585918.html
A fire in Urumqi ignited a prairie fire in mainland China. Overnight, a large number of people spontaneously protested across the country. Experts believe that the CCP uses the "zero-clearing policy" as a means to demonstrate its power, and political epidemic prevention has become one of the reasons for the outbreak of this protest.
Protesters in Chengdu: "Free speech! Human rights! Oppose dictatorship!"
Protesters in Chengdu: "Long live the people! Long live democracy!"
A conflagration ignited the anger against the authorities that had been simmering in the hearts of the Chinese people for the past three years. Protests in mainland China have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Protesters in Chengdu: "Democracy instead of dictatorship, freedom instead of dictatorship,"
The Epoch Times columnist Zhong Yuan pointed out that the current outbreak of protests in various places is the evil result of the CCP regime, which makes the community a prison. The CCP internally treats zero-covid as a political issue, and internal strife created this "grey rhinoceros" incident.
Senior media person Li Dayu: "Everyone has seen that the so-called "dynamic clearing" is just a manifestation of the authority's means of power. It is not about epidemic prevention, and there are no rules at all. Coupled with the fire in Urumqi, the ignited People's anger, through this kind of anger, coupled with the fact that every Chinese is under the oppression of dynamic clearing, can't stay out of it. People's long-term anger, resentment against the authoritarian regime, is like gasoline on fire. All of a sudden, it's going to burn."
The outside world believes that Xi Jinping regards "dynamic clearing" as a political red line, and announcing the abandonment of zeroing is tantamount to admitting the authorities' mistakes. The so-called "Twenty Points" new epidemic prevention policy issued by the State Council undoubtedly gave the people clues to resist the central government.
Protester in Shanghai: "You have jobs, you can eat, you can make money, what about us, what about us, three years!"
Zhang Tianliang, a scholar of history and culture and an expert on China: "When the incident in Urumqi happened, I think many people took to the streets to express themselves by mourning such an opportunity or in such a form their inner appeal."
The Epoch Times writer Qin Shi pointed out that the current protests across the country are showing eight major trends, namely, universality, high motivation, no fear among the people, clear political demands, strategic protest methods, local governments at a loss, slow response to maintaining stability. The awakening of the whole people is inevitable.
Li Dayu: "The courage, solidarity, and cohesion of the Chinese people participating in the protest, especially on this scale, are quite rare under the CCP's rule. A Dutch reporter said that this protest is different from the past."
Zhong Yuan believes that the wave of anti-"dynamic clearing" is a typical social event that "water can carry a boat and overturn it". The illegality of the CCP regime is clearly visible. of. If someone stands up and removes the sign at the gate of the CCP’s government office, the CCP may disintegrate overnight, and the story of the great changes in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe will happen again.
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The mainland students launched a "blank paper revolution" and Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties support the Chinese people
Reporter : Zhong Yuan / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/11/29/n13875058.htm / Image : On 26 November 2022, students from Nanjing Institute of Communication collectively mourned the victims in Xinjiang on campus. They held blank papers to protest and shouted the slogan "Long live the people, rest in peace". (Internet picture)
Against the "blank paper revolution" in mainland China, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China, as well as the opposition Kuomintang, the People's Party, and the Taiwan Foundation The party and others are in solidarity with the Chinese people and are concerned about the turbulent situation in China.
The CCP’s epidemic prevention policy has caused dissatisfaction among the Chinese people because it is too extreme. In order to mourn at least 10 lives in the Urumqi fire, large-scale anti-blockade protests broke out in many places in China. Many people held up a blank sheet of paper, or sang "Arise, people who do not want to be slaves", and shouted "Communist Party step down , Xi Jinping resigned", the "blank paper revolution" is spreading to cities in China.
The DPP issued a press release on the evening of the 28th, "Pay close attention to China's white paper revolution and call on Beijing to face up to public opinion." The Democratic Progressive Party stated that the CCP’s strict epidemic prevention led to the fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang on November 24, which caused 10 deaths and 9 injuries. It is a basic right for the people to express their demands to the government, and the CCP authorities must face up to the voice of the people.
The DPP calls on the CCP authorities to listen to the voice of the people and truly serve the people instead of just suppressing the people through military and police violence. Now people from all over China are taking to the streets to demand unblocking and freedom, which only reflects the most basic aspirations of the Chinese people. The CCP authorities should think about how to properly modify the current epidemic prevention measures and actively respond to the demands of the Chinese people. The DPP also appeals to the international community and all walks of life in Taiwan to continue to pay attention to the current developments in China based on humanitarian care and support for democracy and freedom.
The Kuomintang issued a press release today (29th) "calling on the CCP authorities to face up to public opinion, listen to and pay attention to the needs of the people, so as to avoid the expansion of conflicts!" Measures, with the development of the epidemic, in an environment where the international environment is gradually loosening, the mainland still implements many epidemic control measures, causing many inconveniences to people's lives, including many Taiwanese people who are studying and working in mainland China.
The Kuomintang said that there have been many protests against the epidemic prevention and isolation policy recently, and the expansion of conflicts is definitely not what anyone wants to see; it does not want it to continue, causing irreparable regrets. In addition to expressing its stand with freedom and human rights, the Kuomintang also called on the mainland authorities to face up to the needs of the mainland people, moderately relax the "epidemic control measures" from a scientific and medical perspective, strike a balance between epidemic prevention and people's lives, and avoid conflicts. It is hoped that the Beijing government can deal with it cautiously and make dispositions and changes that meet the expectations of people on both sides of the strait.
The People's Party issued a press release, "The injustice caused by institutional violence is enough to ignite the people's desire for freedom." The People's Party stated that after three years of blockade and control, the dynamics insisted by the CCP were cleared, which continued to ignite public anger across mainland China. Demonstrations of "anti-zero nucleic acid closure of the city" appeared in various places, and the people shouted "unblocking" and confronted law enforcement officers. These collective grievances have turned into the biggest public outrage after the June 4 incident. More than 50 universities' students held A4 blank papers and shouted "No nucleic acid, but freedom", and even pointed the finger at the regime of CCP President Xi Jinping.
The People's Party mentioned that the mainland Chinese government adjusted the "dynamic clearing" epidemic prevention policy, and now the blockade has turned out of control. Because there is no democratic system, the people's grievances and dissatisfaction have accumulated violently, but they cannot be expressed due to ideological control and information blockade. In the end, they can only erupt through collective mass incidents in society. Taiwan, on the other hand, has moved from zero-covid policy to the policy of co-existence with the virus, gradually loosening control and exempting from wearing masks outdoors from December. It sincerely hopes that no matter where everyone is, everyone can embrace the daily life unaffected by the epidemic as soon as possible.
Taiwan's Foundation Progressive Party issued a press release "Cheering for every candle that is fighting for freedom" and mentioned that Xi Jinping made an exception for re-election. In order to realize his "Chinese dream", in addition to never giving up the use of force against Taiwan, he will strictly enforce the internal "zero-covid policy" that has severely reduced the few remaining freedoms of the Chinese people. They believe that the Chinese people need to resist the lies, oppression and exploitation of the CCP. A good country and people do not need the expansion of imperialism. National dignity should be reflected in resistance to tyranny and respect for national self-determination, rather than being reduced to a tool of the state machine to fool the people.
"And the spark for freedom is spreading among the oppressed people in neighbouring countries." Taiwan FPP said that this gradually spreading action has also set off a wave of international response. Under the strict control of the CCP, many overseas forces get as much imagery out there as possible. Due to the internal situation of the CCP, which has a high impact on the situation in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan should continue to wait and see the follow-up development, and China should not be ignored. At this moment, they express their concern and support for the Chinese people's actions of fighting for freedom and resisting tyranny, and they also hope that it will develop in a good direction and everything will be safe.
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