Explainer: What’s behind the protests in China?
Explainer: What’s behind the protests in China?
- December 1, 2022
- Wang Feng, sociology, U.S. News and World Report, Dec. 1, 2022
“We have never seen such a large gathering and outpouring of concern and disgust of where the way China has been going,” says Wang Feng, a professor at the University of California, Irvine. Wang says the protests go beyond the strict coronavirus measures. They also have to do with censorship and political control, with the demonstrations coming shortly after Xi started an unprecedented third term as China’s leader ….
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