Protest Intensifies As Xi Jinping Prepares To Extend Reign: Report

China's zero-Covid policy has become one of the reasons for growing dissatisfaction. Ahead of the result of the 20th National Congress meeting, the protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping showed how dissatisfaction has gripped the society and especially in the wake of its draconian zero-Covid policy. Thousands of users of WeChat amplified anti-Xi narratives in a freewheeling manner after a youth near a ring road bridge in Beijing burnt a tire and hung two banners from the bridge written with a demand for the removal of "Dictator and traitor Xi Jinping." China's zero-Covid policy has become one of the reasons for growing dissatisfaction in society. According to The Geneva Daily, the Chinese government used its internet censor to silence dozens of bloggers, academicians, and activists, including Fang Bin, Chen Qiushi, professor Chen Zhaozhi, Chen Mei, and Cai Wei. On the very next day that is Friday, eight marked police cars were parked under and around the Sitong Bridge, where the protesters openly bashed China's President and criticized their zero-Covid policy, and crowds of plainclothes officers in black sweatpants stood to watch on the street corners. A song called "Sitong Bridge," a soft-rock tune by the band Graceless was removed from Chinese music apps.