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Peng Lifa (Chinese: 彭立发; pinyin: Péng Lìfā; born () January 7, 1974 [1]) is a Chinese democracy activist who initiated the Beijing Sitong Bridge protest in October 2022. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
Protests took place frequently in China in the 2000s, with 180,000 protests taking place in 2010 according to Tsinghua University sociology professor Sun Liping. [2]This protest against Xi Jinping and his policies was rare, as it came just days before the start of the CCP National Congress, a period during which the authorities imposed extremely tight control over protests and dissent.
A series of protests against COVID-19 lockdowns began in mainland China in November 2022. [6] [4] [7] [8] [9] Colloquially referred to as the White Paper Protests (Chinese: 白纸抗议; pinyin: Bái zhǐ kàngyì) or the A4 Revolution (Chinese: 白纸革命; pinyin: Bái zhǐ gémìng), [10] [11] the demonstrations started in response to measures taken by the Chinese government to prevent the ...
Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but ...
Protests are often incredibly serious events. But across the country, these activist collectives came together and incorporated joy into the resistance. Photos of the Most Joyful Protests of 2022 ...
The protest, which peaked on Monday and had largely dispersed by mid-week, highlights the myriad challenges faced by Temu, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD , as it continues an ambitious and ...
The clash started when consulate members, including the consul general Zheng Xiyuan [2] and staff who wore protective gear, [3] attempted to take down protest signs that were being used as part of a demonstration against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which was being held in the immediate vicinity of the consulate general.
Tens of thousands of protests occur each year. National level protests are less common. Notable protests include the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the April 1999 demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners at Zhongnanhai, the 2008 Tibetan unrest, the July 2009 Ürümqi riots, and the 2022 COVID-19 protests.