Protests In China

UK PM Rishi Sunak asserts 'golden era' between Britain,China is over now

The UK Prime Minister also expressed concern over the ongoing protests in China against COVID lockdowns and said that instead of listening to people's concerns, the Chinese government has chosen to crack down further

Rise of the People: As COVID protests spread, a brief history of rare acts of dissent in China

In one of the most widespread dissent in decades, people in China have launched an agitation against strict COVID curbs. Tiananmen Square in 1989, the Falun Gong protests in 1999, and Wukan in 2011 are some other instances when people hit the streets

Wordplay, blank signs, music: How is China voicing its dissent against the zero-COVID policy?

On Sunday, protesters in multiple cities, including Beijing, held up blank A4-sized sheets of white paper in a show of solidarity and a nod to China's lack of free speech. While others chanted slogans, sang the national anthem, and shared memes about the ongoing World Cup in Qatar

How tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance is a classic case of China’s inherent insecurities

A single incident could be the spark of a revolution in a totalitarian country like China. It is this spark which has compelled Beijing to spend billions on monitoring and suppressing its population