China Censors Anti-Xi Jinping Protest Ahead Of Communist Party Meet

Chinese social media censors have blocked posts, keywords, and hashtags amid anti government protest. Chinese social media censors have blocked posts, keywords, and hashtags related to the extremely rare public protest ahead of a landmark Chinese Communist Party meeting that is scheduled to begin on October 16, at which President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a historic third term. Hong Kong media have remained largely muted on a rare protest in Beijing that called for the ousting of China's leader Xi Jinping ahead of the historic 20th Communist Party congress. The meeting, a once-in-every-five-years event, is set to begin on Sunday and will likely see Xi secure an unprecedented third term, reported Hong Kong Free Press. The protest in Beijing involved banners denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping and the country's stringent COVID-19 policies. Hours after Thursday's protest images went viral, state media commentator Hu Xijin said on Twitter that citizens supported the country's leadership: "China's political stability is solid, because the country is developing very well in general, and the vast majority of people support the CPC's leadership, hoping for stability and opposing upheaval." He did not make reference to the demonstration. Beijing was on high alert on Friday against any disruption to a landmark Chinese Communist Party meeting where Xi is expected to secure a historic third term as president.