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  • Writer's pictureBy The Financial District

Banners Demanding Xi Jinping's Ouster Appear In Beijing

A rare protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his policies was swiftly ended in Beijing just days before he is set to secure a third term in power at a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, CNN reported.


Photo Insert: Photos circulating on Twitter Thursday afternoon show two banners hung on an overpass of a major thoroughfare in the northwest of the Chinese capital, protesting against Xi’s unrelenting zero-COVID policy and authoritarian rule.



Photos circulating on Twitter Thursday afternoon show two banners hung on an overpass of a major thoroughfare in the northwest of the Chinese capital, protesting against Xi’s unrelenting zero-COVID policy and authoritarian rule.


“Say no to COVID test, yes to food. No to lockdown, yes to freedom. No to lies, yes to dignity. No to cultural revolution, yes to reform. No to great leader, yes to vote. Don’t be a slave, be a citizen,” reads one banner. “Go on strike, remove dictator and national traitor Xi Jinping,” reads the other.



The photos and videos also show plumes of smoke billowing from the bridge, and a voice recording of the protest slogans played on loudspeaker. CNN cannot independently verify the images and footage but has geolocated them to Sitong Bridge, an overpass on Beijing’s Third Ring Road in Haidian district.


When CNN arrived at Sitong Bridge around 3.30 p.m. Thursday, no protesters or banners could be seen. However, a large number of security personnel were on the overpass and in the vicinity. Security personnel were also spotted patrolling every overpass CNN drove by on the Third Ring Road. Reportedly, police arrested one man.


All the news: Business man in suit and tie smiling and reading a newspaper near the financial district.

The protest sent China’s stringent online censorship into overdrive. Weibo, a Twitter-like platform, immediately censored search results for “Sitong Bridge,” the site of the protests.


Before long, key words including “Beijing,” “Haidian,” “warrior,” “brave man,” and even “courage” were restricted from search. Numerous accounts on Weibo and WeChat, the super-app essential for daily life in China, have been banned after commenting on – or alluding to – the protest.


Government & politics: Politicians, government officials and delegates standing in front of their country flags in a political event in the financial district.

Still, many spoke out to express their support and awe. Some shared the Chinese pop hit “Lonely Warrior” in a veiled reference to the protester, who some called a “hero,” while others swore never to forget, posting under the hashtag: “I saw it.” One comment said: “Thank you for letting me still see hope for this land.”



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