Recent protests against Beijing’s heavy-handed “zero-COVID” policies seem to present an opportunity for President Biden to reaffirm support for greater freedom in China...
. “First, how does the British government handle domestic protesters? In 2020, the U.K. police arrested more than 150 people when Londoners took to the street to protest against COVID lockdown.”
Protesters in Hong Kong hold up blank white papers during a commemoration for victims of the Urumqi fire. “Our message to peaceful protesters around the world is the same and consistent: People should be allowed the right to assemble and to peacefully protest policies or laws or dictates that they take issue with,” National Security Council spokesman Kirby said last Monday, as images of the protests dominated cable news and social media.
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Charles Michel, the visiting president of the European Council, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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