Category: Urumqi Fire

‘CCP! Step Down!’ Outraged by COVID Lockdowns, Australian Chinese Students Rally to Protest

“Xi Jinping, step down! CCP, step down!” “Give me liberty or give me death!” This is the slogan of over 100 Chinese students who gathered in front of Town Hall, Sydney, to protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s extreme “Zero-COVID” policy and dictatorial rule on the evening of Nov. 28. Triggered by the deaths…


Protests in China Are a Rebellion Against the Communist Regime’s Suppression: Rights Activist

British human rights activist Benedict Rogers said the wave of protests against Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy that spread to at least 10 cities in China over the weekend is a manifestation of rebellion against the Chinese regime’s repression. “They are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but…


Foreign Leaders Voice Support for China’s COVID Protesters After Unprecedented Display of Opposition to Communist Regime

A fatal apartment fire in China’s Urumqi city has sparked protests in dozens of Chinese cities and universities over the problems caused by the regime’s strict epidemic control measures. The protests have quickly spread abroad and received international solidarity. The White House and U.S. State Department issued statements stressing that everyone has the right to…


‘White Paper Revolution’ Shakes the Chinese Communist Regime, Foreign Leaders Voice Their Support

A fatal apartment fire in China’s Urumqi city has sparked protests in dozens of Chinese cities and universities over the problems caused by the regime’s strict epidemic control measures. The protests have quickly spread abroad and received international solidarity. The White House and U.S. State Department issued statements stressing that everyone has the right to…


‘I’m Witnessing History in the Making,’ Says Protester in Shanghai

Protests demanding an end to COVID lockdowns broke out in the center of Shanghai on Sunday, following outrage over an apartment building fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, that killed 10 people on Thursday. Those who perished in the fire were trapped in their apartments under strict zero-COVID lockdown measures. After the news of the fire spread via…


LIVE NOW: University Students in New York Mourn Deaths of Urumqi Fire Victims in China

Chinese university students in New York will mourn deaths of Urumqi fire victims in China at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 28. The Epoch Times will livestream the event in Columbia University, New York, at 7 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video…


University Students in New York Mourn Deaths of Urumqi Fire Victims in China

Chinese university students in New York will mourn deaths of Urumqi fire victims in China at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 28. The Epoch Times will livestream the event in Columbia University, New York, at 7 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video…