Three years ago, a series of protests in China has sparked a political awakening among Chinese youth, with many questioning Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authoritarian policies and practices and notably confronting the government’s abuses against Tibetans and Uyghurs.
In response to a deadly apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, blamed on harsh Covid-19 restrictions, thousands in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities took to the streets in November 2022. They defied Xi’s draconian “Zero-Covid” policy, chanting “We want ...





