A crowd of protesters gathered outside Chicago's Chinese consulate Tuesday to protest China's crackdowns on dissent and COVID-19 lockdowns.
A woman lights candles outside the Chinese consulate during a rally to support protests in China on Nov. 29, 2022, in Chicago. Recent protests in China have been taking place in response to the governments COVID-19 regulations.
“As the citizens not in China, we can speak freely. But my friends who are in China, they’re still doing it, and some of them are arrested,” said a Chinese man studying in Chicago who declined to share his name, fearing government retribution. One protester held a sign that said, “Urumqi Road,” a reference to the spot in Shanghai where protesters have recently gathered. Another protester tossed fake money over a makeshift memorial of writings and plastic tea candles placed in front of the consulate’s door to honor the dead.
China’s initial COVID-19 response was effective, but less lethal variants make the government’s intense restrictions unduly burdensome and dangerous, she said, also declining to share her name.
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