‘Most Significant Protests Since 1989’: Benedict Rogers—Is China at a Turning Point? Video American Thought Leaders JAN JEKIELEK “It looks to me as if these are the most significant protests since 1989, and they are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but actually rebellion against the very severe repression, the surveillance state that has developed under Xi Jinping over the last decade,” ...
Commerce Sec. on China: U.S. Must Rethink How It Protects National Security Interests China in Focus Anti-lockdown #Demonstrations cropping up across #China are getting dispersed by police. We spoke to one #Protester who’s voicing her determination. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says Beijing is trying to game the system, adding that Washington must rethink how it protects national security interests. ...