Chinese people living in Japan have staged a rally to protest Beijing's strict anti-coronavirus measures.
Hundreds of protesters gathered near Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo on Wednesday evening.
They demanded that Chinese President Xi Jinping step down immediately.
Chanting in both Chinese and Japanese, they also demanded an end to the rule of the Chinese Communist Party.
Some held up blank sheets of paper in a show of protest against China's "zero-COVID" policy. Others displayed slogans calling for freedom and denouncing lockdowns.
Some of the protesters covered their faces with caps and masks to avoid being identified. The rally lasted for about two hours.
Hundreds of protesters gathered near Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo on Wednesday evening.
They demanded that Chinese President Xi Jinping step down immediately.
Chanting in both Chinese and Japanese, they also demanded an end to the rule of the Chinese Communist Party.
Some held up blank sheets of paper in a show of protest against China's "zero-COVID" policy. Others displayed slogans calling for freedom and denouncing lockdowns.
Some of the protesters covered their faces with caps and masks to avoid being identified. The rally lasted for about two hours.
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Chinese residents in Japan protested Beijing's stringent anti-COVID measures, gathering near Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. They demanded immediate resignation of President Xi Jinping and an end to the Chinese Communist Party's rule. Protesters displayed blank sheets of paper against China's
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221201_04/
Date: Dec. 1, 2022
Created: 2022/12/01 07:05
Updated: 2025/12/09 10:58
Last Read: 2022/12/01 07:37