{"id":518521,"date":"2022-11-30T13:25:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chinas-covid-19-lockdown-measures-prompts-protesters-in-nyc-harvard-chicago\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:25:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:25:22","slug":"chinas-covid-19-lockdown-measures-prompts-protesters-in-nyc-harvard-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinas-covid-19-lockdown-measures-prompts-protesters-in-nyc-harvard-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"#China\u2019s COVID-19 lockdown measures prompts protesters in NYC, Harvard, Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc5f922443\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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support\u00a0protesters who have called for that country\u2019s leader to step down\u00a0amid severe anti-virus restrictions in the biggest demonstrations against the government in Beijing in decades.<\/p>\n<p>About 50 protesters, mostly students at the elite Ivy League school, sang songs in both Chinese and English and chanted slogans in both languages, including, \u201cWe are not slaves, we are citizens!\u201d \u201cWe don\u2019t want dictatorships, we want elections!\u201d and \u201cStep down, Xi Jinping,\u201d a reference to China\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>Many who had gathered at the statue of university namesake John Harvard wore masks \u2014 not because of COVID-19 but concerned that if they are recognized by Chinese authorities, their families back home would face repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives could face harassment or even lose a job, said Wayne, a Harvard graduate student from China participating in the demonstration who did not want his full name used out of concern for relatives at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/China_Protests_71447jpg-22812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Dozens of students and faculty demonstrate against China's strict anti-virus measures on Nov. 29, 2022, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/China_Protests_71447jpg-22812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/China_Protests_71447jpg-22812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/China_Protests_71447jpg-22812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Dozens of students and faculty demonstrate against China&#8217;s strict anti-virus measures on Nov. 29, 2022, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_66226jpg-6ac83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A man places a mask over the eyes of the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard as close to 100 students and faculty demonstrated against China's strict anti-virus measures on Nov. 29, 2022, at Harvard University.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_66226jpg-6ac83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_66226jpg-6ac83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_66226jpg-6ac83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    A man places a mask over the eyes of the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard as close to 100 students and faculty demonstrated against China&#8217;s strict anti-virus measures on Nov. 29, 2022, at Harvard University.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In New York, about 400 people gathered across the street from the consulate, holding signs saying \u201cCitizen Dignity Freedom\u201d and \u201cFree China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Chicago, about 200 demonstrators gathered in front of the Chinese consulate. Some chanted: \u201cWe don\u2019t want PCR tests, we want food!\u201d and \u201cWe don\u2019t want a dictator, we want votes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protesters brought flowers, lit candles, and blocked their faces with signs, masks and with blank sheets of paper, which Chinese protesters have used as a symbol of defiance of government censorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came because I want to do everything I can to help my people,\u201d said a 21-year-old dressed in a hazmat suit, a reference to the suits worn by people who administer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/27\/china-rocked-by-anti-lockdown-protests-as-zero-covid-policies-remain\/\">mandatory COVID-19 tests in China.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-30T014954Z_1331341862_RC20WX9WHX5Y_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-GLOBAL-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A person holds up a placard while taking part in anti-Chinese government protests near the Chinese consulate in New York City on Nov. 29, 2022.   \" class=\"wp-image-24837146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-30T014954Z_1331341862_RC20WX9WHX5Y_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-GLOBAL-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-30T014954Z_1331341862_RC20WX9WHX5Y_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-GLOBAL-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A person holds up a placard while taking part in anti-Chinese government protests near the Chinese consulate in New York City on Nov. 29, 2022.   <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She asked to be identified only as a performance artist because her parents are members of the Chinese Communist Party and she has concerns they could face arrest if she was identified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would be very worried\u201d if they knew she was protesting, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities\u2019 restrictive \u201c\u00a0zero-COVID\u00a0\u201d strategy has led to demonstrations in at least eight mainland cities and Hong Kong. They have been called the most widespread protests since the\u00a01989 student-led Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement.<\/p>\n<p>Some Chinese universities have sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday. Security forces detained an unknown number of people and stepped up surveillance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_47507jpg-676ee.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Activists light candles outside the Chinese consulate in Chicago during a rally to support protesters in China on Nov. 29, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-24837171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_47507jpg-676ee.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/US_China_Protests_47507jpg-676ee.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Activists light candles outside the Chinese consulate in Chicago during a rally to support protesters in China on Nov. 29, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A protest also was held at Columbia University on Monday, and demonstrations supporting the Chinese people have either been held or are planned at other U.S. universities in the coming days.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Harvard protesters also laid flowers at the base of the statue \u2014 a famous spot in Harvard Yard usually surrounded by tourists \u2014 to honor the\u00a010 people killed in a fire in northwestern China last week, deaths that some blamed on the strict anti-virus controls.<\/p>\n<p>Brabeeba Wang, a former Harvard student who is now studying neuro<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> at the nearby Massachusetts Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a>, went unmasked and played his violin to accompany the singing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see people fight for their freedom and fight for their freedom of speech,\u201d said Wang, originally from Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>He called the protesters in China \u201ccourageous\u201d for standing up to the government\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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