People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, on Nov 27, 2022.The Chinese Communist Party’s security chief has vowed to crack down on “hostile forces”, after people took to the streets in multiple cities and university campuses at the weekend to protest against stringent Covid-19 restrictions.
The meeting called for law-enforcement agencies around the country to take strong measures to safeguard national security and social stability, implement Xi Jinping Thought on the rule of law and national security, and strengthen a “fighting spirit”. Chen’s body oversees all China’s police officers, prosecutors, courts, prisons and spy agencies. The meeting on Monday was also attended by the country’s top police chief, its top prosecutor and top judge.
During the weekend demonstrations, people carried pieces of white paper and chanted slogans demanding that restrictive measures be eased. At Tsinghua University, the alma mater of President Xi Jinping, students called for “rule of law and freedom of expression”.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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