Category: COVID-19 protests

Rallies in Japan Draw Crowds to Support China’s ‘White Paper Revolution’

Rallies were held in Japan last week in solidarity with the “white paper revolution” in mainland China—the largest wave of Chinese protests in three decades. The rallies joined a worldwide response to China’s draconian COVID measures, sparked by a tragic fire in late November. On Nov. 24, the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital…


Lawmakers Call for US to Defend Chinese Protesters

Rep-elect Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said that U.S. politicians should defend the Chinese protesters who fight against Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policies. “Any time there’s abuse of human rights anywhere in this country, we all must stand up to defend them. Think what the protesters are doing. It sounds like  [they’re] really taking the stand for their…


Penn State Chinese Students Rally in Solidarity With White Paper Revolution Protests in China

Some 50 students gathered at Penn State’s main campus on Dec. 2 for a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Urumqi fire that sparked protests in China. Under a lit Christmas tree in front of the Allen St. Gate, the students held white papers to show solidarity with the so-called White Paper Revolution….


Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Students Rally Against Chinese Communist Regime

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—About three hundred students attended a candlelight rally at Carnegie Mellon University on Dec. 2 to mourn those who lost their lives in the recent Urumqi fire and support ongoing protests in China. The rally was held in front of The Fence, a symbol of free student voice on Carnegie Mellon’s campus, to express…


Carnegie Mellon Students Rally Against Chinese Communist Regime

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—About three hundred students attended a candlelight rally at Carnegie Mellon University on Dec. 2 to mourn those who lost their lives in the recent Urumqi fire and support ongoing protests in China. The rally was held in front of The Fence, a symbol of free student voice on Carnegie Mellon’s campus, to express…


COVID Protests Reveal Failure of the CCP to Indoctrinate Its Citizens: Rights Activist

The mass COVID-19 protests in China reveal the failure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to indoctrinate its own people, according to British human rights activist Benedict Rogers. China’s white paper revolution evolved quickly with protestors opposing stringent lockdown measures and chanting, “Xi Jinping, Step down,” and “CCP, Step down.” The developments show that public…


America Should Motivate Chinese Protesters by Presenting Them With Alternative to China’s Model: Gen. Spalding

America should motivate Chinese protesters to bring down the CCP by presenting them with an alternative to China’s model, according to retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “They need to know an alternative exists. This will give them hope and enable them someday to break free from the tyranny,” Spalding said in an interview with…


Blinken Affirms Biden Admin’s Support for China’s Zero-COVID Protesters Amid Backlash

Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed the Biden administration’s support for zero-COVID protesters in China on Dec. 4 amid criticism that its response has been weak. “Of course we do,” Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked whether the administration supports the protesters. “We support the right for people everywhere, whether it’s in China, whether…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Groups Oppressed by CCP Unite & Protest CCP’s Tyranny in NYC

Groups oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party will stand in solidarity at Washington Square Park in New York City at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2022 to protest the CCP’s brutal tyranny and mourn for all those innocent people who died in CCP’s Zero COVID policy. Students for Hong Kong, New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong,…


LIVE NOW: Protest Against CCP Tyranny & China’s COVID Lockdowns in New York’s Washington Square Park

Groups oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party will stand in solidarity at Washington Square Park in New York City at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2022 to protest the CCP’s brutal tyranny and mourn for all those innocent people who died in CCP’s Zero COVID policy. Students for Hong Kong, New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong,…