{"id":49343,"date":"2022-10-14T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2022\/oct\/14\/social-media-footage-shows-rare-anti-xi-jinping-protest-in-china-video"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:43:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:43:05","slug":"social-media-footage-shows-rare-anti-xi-jinping-protest-in-china-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=49343","title":{"rendered":"Social media footage shows rare anti-Xi Jinping protest in China \u2013 video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese authorities have censored discussion of a rare protest in Beijing in which large banners were unfurled on a flyover on Thursday calling for boycotts and the removal of Xi Jinping<\/a>, just days before the Communist party congress, China\u2019s most important event of its five-year political cycle. ‘We want food, not PCR tests. We want freedom, not lockdowns. We want respect, not lies. We want reform, not a cultural revolution. We want a vote, not a leader. We want to be citizens, not slaves,’ said one banner, while a second called for a boycott of schools, strikes and the removal of President Xi<\/p>\n