A spokesman for China's foreign ministry declined to comment on the weekend's mass protests in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities.


The Chinese government has increased its vigilance against the "zero corona" policy, which entails strict restrictions on movement, so that protests do not occur again.

In China, large-scale protests against the "zero corona" policy were held in the capital cities of Beijing and Shanghai over the weekend, and the people who gathered complained that they wanted freedom, but the police detained some of them. and to suppress criticism.



At the scene in Beijing and Shanghai, many police officers and police vehicles were deployed on the 28th, and barricades were set up, creating a lively atmosphere.



At a press conference on the 28th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was asked whether dissatisfaction with the "zero coronavirus" policy was growing in China, but denied that it was "not true." , avoided mentioning the large-scale protests that took place in various places.



After that, he said, ``China has consistently adopted a ``zero corona'' policy and has always adjusted according to the current situation,'' emphasizing the idea of ​​suppressing the infection under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.



Under the one-party rule of the Communist Party, strict control of the press is in place in China, and it is extremely unusual for protests against government policies to be held all at once in various parts of the country. I am strengthening.

Protests in Hong Kong

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong on the night of the 28th, protests were held in response to a call to mourn the victims of a fire in a high-rise apartment building in Urumqi, the central city of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.



Around the station in the center of Hong Kong Island, after 7:00 p.m. on the Internet, people with bouquets came one after another, and dozens of people quietly held white papers to express their intention to protest. was up.



“Now is the time to remember those who died in Urumqi and show solidarity and support to those who have taken to the streets across China,” said a 50-year-old man holding up a white paper.



In Hong Kong, protests have been severely suppressed since the Hong Kong National Security Law, which cracks down on anti-government movements, was enforced, and it is unusual for protests against the Chinese government to be held in public.



At the scene, the police officers called on people not to stop, and the protesters left in about an hour.

White House: "Peaceful Protests - Everyone Has the Right to Do It"

A spokesman for the White House NSC = National Security Council said, "It will be very difficult to contain the virus with a 'zero-corona' policy. The right to peaceful protests in the United States or anywhere in the world. Everyone has it. It's the same in China."