Tag: protests

NTD News Today (Nov. 29): Protests Escalate in China’s Guangzhou; Former CCP Leader Jiang Zemin Dies at 96

Riot police deployed in China’s Guangzhou as protests escalate while Western leaders urged Beijing to change its approach to COVID-19 and the protests. Former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin died at age 96. Jiang is responsible for single-handedly starting the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has warned Apple…


People Worldwide Gather, Support Protesters in China

Protests in China are spreading worldwide. The gatherings are displays of solidarity with the rare glimpses of discontent in China, directed at the communist regime. Beijing is clamping down on the wave of unrest. Police forces are rolling in after the nationwide demonstrations rocked the country. Stock up on medication, water, and food, with a…


Capitol Report (Nov. 29): Mitch McConnell Weighs in on Trump Dissent; New Pelosi Documentary to be Released

A potential nationwide rail strike is looming over the holiday season. How is President Joe Biden reacting, and what is Congress poised to do? Former President Donald Trump is under fire for a dinner guest he invited who he says he didn’t know very well. Republicans on Capitol Hill are reacting. Protesters in cities across China…


Mass Defiance in China Shows Populace Fed Up With Communist Control

A blank sheet of white paper has become the latest symbol of defiance in communist China. From Beijing to Shanghai, throngs of protesters over the weekend held wordless papers high to vent their frustrations over the regime’s harsh COVID rules, while digital white rectangles inundated feeds on the country’s largest social media platform WeChat—even as…


Bolivians Refusing to Work for 36 Days Cost Socialist Government Upward of $1 Billion

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—The faint aroma of burnt tires still hangs in the air. Piles of debris choke the streets of Bolivia’s largest city as lines of cars stretch in every direction at intersections, crawling through minefields of metal shards, nails, and broken glass. It’s a jarring reminder that when the locals in Santa Cruz protest…


Is the ‘Unthinkable’ Collapse of Communist China Now Thinkable?

Commentary The November public protests across mainland China, in the aftermath of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last month, have been focused in a way not seen since the communists took control of the mainland in 1949. That is not to say that the recent protests have necessarily matched the…


China Tightens Security After Mass Protests Over CCP’s Draconian COVID Policies

The Chinese regime tightened security in some cities in the aftermath of major protests over the weekend that flared across the country, a rare show of defiance against Beijing’s draconian zero-COVID policy that has uprooted daily life for the past three years.  Police on Nov. 28 stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend…


NTD News Today (Nov. 28): House GOP Asks 42 Biden Officials to Testify; Massive Protests Erupt Across China

House republicans have sent letters to dozens of White House officials requesting their testimony before congress. The Main issues are the suspected politicization of the FBI, border security, and Hunter Biden’s business dealings. Rare mass protests broke out in multiple Chinese cities over the weekend. That’s amid discontent under the regime’s harsh covid policies. And…


Huge Protests Erupt in China’s Xinjiang Over Strict Zero-COVID Curbs

Massive protests erupted in China’s far western Xinjiang region on Friday as long-simmering frustrations over the country’s strict COVID-19 policies hit a boiling point when claims circulated online blaming lockdown restrictions for hindering escape from a deadly apartment building fire. Multiple videos said to be from the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi and shared on social…


Highway Blockades Snarl Transportation in Brazil as Bolsonaro Supporters Refuse to Accept Election Results

Smoking barricades made of burning tires criss-cross sections of roads in Brazil. In other parts of the country, lines of semi-trucks have stood shoulder to shoulder for days along stretches of highway, paralyzing transportation. The scene is emblematic of the devotion and hope inspired by incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost a tight election race…