Before the 20th National Congress of the CCP, an Outbreak Has Suddenly Exploded in Beijing #protest

On the morning of October 13th, two protest banners that read, No Nucleic Acid Test But Food, No Lockdown But Freedom, appeared on a bridge in Beijing. It immediately attracted people's attention. Photos of it have gone viral on the internet, showing public sentiment. With only three days before the 20th National Congress, the outbreak has escalated in Beijing. New cases are found in several districts. In some districts, so-called social screeners have appeared, and many neighborhoods have been sealed off. In some cases, all residents in the neighborhoods have been taken away for isolation. The strongest protest slogans from Beijing are spreading on the internet. On October 13th, only 72 hours before the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, banners of anti-Zero Covid measures and anti-Xi Jinping appeared in Beijing. Photos show that someone hung a banner on a bridge which reads, No Nucleic Acid Test But Food, No Lockdown But Freedom, No Lies But Dignity, No Cultural Revolution But Reform, No Leaders But Voting, No Slaves But Citizens. Another banner already hung to the right of the banner reads, No Class No Work Strike To Dismiss The Dictatorial Traitor A video of the banners went viral on Twitter, with the content of the banners playing continuously over a loudspeaker. In addition, smoke billowed out from the scene on the bridge. Some witnesses at the scene shouted that the protesters set themselves on fire, but there is no information on who put up the banners and whether they set themselves on fire. The protesters' actions have prompted reactions from many netizens. A hero has emerged from the imperial capital. Beijing warrior, we admire you. Pray for the Beijing warrior. We can only hope that everyone will gather some qi and bring them good luck. The first shot against the emperor was fired. This will be censored inside for sure. It is really courageous to put up banners like this at this time. They, the CCP, have gone too far. That's why this happened. People only do things like this when there is no other way out. The CCP's dynamic zero COVID measures have gone on for nearly three years. Not only have they led to numerous humanitarian tragedies, but also caused the economy to decline. Many people have gone bankrupt and lost their jobs. There are also multiple videos on the internet showing that several people have mental breakdowns and even suicide due to the lockdown. The public is full of grievances against the CCP's extreme epidemic prevention. While people are looking forward to the relaxation of the dynamic zero COVID measures after the 20th National Congress of the CCP, the official media People's Daily has published articles for three consecutive days emphasizing that the global pandemic is still serious and the virus is still mutating so it isn't advisable to lie flat or do nothing. It's impossible to win by lying flat. Only by insisting on dynamic zero COVID measures can the epidemic be prevented from getting out of control to the greatest extent possible and from causing huge losses. A large number of citizens in Beijing are taken away in quarantine. Residents in Zhengzhou and Guangzhou have to take nucleic acid tests twice a day. According to the official media, Beijing has seen more than a dozen new cases every day in recent days, with outbreaks appearing in 10 of the city's 16 districts. A video released by netizens shows that one village in Beijing was locked down on October 12th. On October 12th, all residents of one neighborhood in Beijing were taken away for isolation. Cases are found in every district. Fengtai district is relatively serious. Yesterday, two places in Haidian district were upgraded to medium and high risk. The previous time, it was the area of Xinfadi. On October 12th, another place was sealed off. The Dengyao village in Chaoyang district is also serious. That is, the whole village has been sealed off for several days. East City district now also has some close contacts who have been dragged away to isolation. The online video shows that in order to prevent people from out of town from entering Beijing during the 20th Congress, Beijing has also installed barbed wire cages on top of the guardrails of some roads. According to China's Economic Observer Network, since October 12th, Zhengzhou High Tech Zone has carried out nucleic acid testing for the entire population for three consecutive days and requires two tests a day. For people who don't participate, there will be reminders from their health code app. In the wake of Zhengzhou, Guangzhou's Epidemic Prevention Command also announced that on October 13th, the entire population of certain parts of the city will be tested for nucleic acid twice a day. A netizen posted on social media, Usually, the nucleic acid report takes 6 hours to come out, sometimes 10 hours. Two tests a day means that one of the tests is a waste. One mocked himself, saying, I was looking forward to abolishing the once-every-two-day test, but now it's twice a day. Another asked, Will it be treated like meals and become three times a day? The Communist Party's one-size-fits-all epidemic prevention policy has not only created many human tragedies, but also spawned a lot of melodramas.