The significance of the white paper protests
China In Context
English - February 01, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews Commentary News Politics china chinese hong kong taiwan east asia beijing xi jinping ccp chinese communist party international relations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The international media asked an important question in November 2022: Is China experiencing the start of a revolution? The debate was sparked by the actions of protesters in many Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, holding up blank sheets of paper. Xi Jinping dismissed the so-called "white paper protests" as merely a sign of frustration by students and young people. But soon after they took place, there was a significant change in China's policy towards Covid-19. In this podcast, Professor Yuen Yuen Ang from Johns Hopkins University discusses the significance of the rallies with Duncan Bartlett, Editor of Asian Affairs magazine.