A Chinese man has branded President Xi Jinping a dictator and staged a protest at a bridge in Beijing. Disguising himself as a construction worker, Peng Lifa hanged banners and played recorded anti-Xi chant through a loudspeaker at Sitong Bridge.
Peng, who was arrested by the Chinese authorities after his protests, lit a fire to gather people's attention before he hanged two banners.
Peng Lifa Brands Xi Jinping A Dictator
"Students strike, workers strike, remove the dictator and state thief Xi Jinping," one banner declared. "We want to eat, not do coronavirus tests; reform, not the Cultural Revolution. We want freedom, not lockdowns; elections, not rulers. We want dignity, not lies. Be citizens, not enslaved people," said another, according to news.com.au.
A rare protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his policies was swiftly ended in Beijing Thursday. It's likely the man who staged the protest is #PengLifa, social media name Peng ZaiZhou. Hopefully it can be verified soon. #å½è½½èˆŸ 本å #å½ç«‹å‘pic.twitter.com/shKLZ6P0qu
— Partisan Review (@PartisanReview) October 13, 2022
Peng's Message Popped Up in Multiple Cities
The banners, which showed the message in red letters, came days before the Communist Party of China is expected to grant Xi a third term. Reports claimed that the message given by Peng has popped up in multiple cities.
His name is Lifa Peng. and he called on the Chinese people to honk their horns from October 16 to protest against Xi Jinping's vain attempt to re-elected to continue his dictatorial rule. He has been arrested . Must release Peng Lifa, Ousted Xi Jinping â—ï¸â—ï¸â—ï¸ pic.twitter.com/svuOyUVLGQ
— 长江黄河ä¸ä¼šå€’æµ (@1Onwj9mqgo5Hpne) October 14, 2022
Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou are among those cities and his message also popped up in Hong Kong and other dozens of universities.
The wave of protests in China has confirmed that there is "enormous frustration" over Xi Jinping's rule, according to Dr Alexander Korolev, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales.
1/2 More people are following suit after lone hero #PengLifa (#PengZaizhou)'s #Sitongbridge protest in #Beijing, #CCPChina. In #LosAngeles, a banner says “Say no to #Covid test, yes to rule of law. No to #lockdown, yes to freedom. No to Mandarin, yes to our mother tone. pic.twitter.com/Sf2hyTrtbB
— Jennifer Zeng 曾錚 (@jenniferzeng97) October 19, 2022
He stated that Chinese authorities are very quick and effective in terms of suppressing protests by reacting very quickly and killing everything before it develops into anything bigger.
"But China has been in this absolutely crazy Covid-19 lockdown which is absolutely ascientific. The Covid Zero policy is lunacy – it's not possible for a country of that size to achieve Covid Zero; even in Australia it's unfeasible," he told news.com.au.
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