In order to remove any references to anti-Chinese President Xi Jinping signs that might have been suspended in the Chinese capital prior to the Chinese Communist Party congress, Beijing reinforced its security and web control processes on Friday.
In Beijing, where security forces, volunteers, and ongoing surveillance equipment are deployed, this kind of open defiance of the government is unprecedented.
It is particularly strange before the Sunday start of the Chinese Communist Party Conference, a politically sensitive occasion that is accompanied by increased security.
On Thursday, two hostile banners were suspended for the Chinese president and the strict measures of the Safar Corona policy on a bridge in Beijing, according to pictures that spread on social networks, but were blocked in China.
Shahid, who Friday want to remain anonymous, acknowledged that “many people have observed” these indicators.
He continued, “I do not want any issues with the authorities,” saying that the signs had been taken down right away.
“I want food, not Corona’s experiments. We want changes, not a cultural revolution. We reject general closure and prefer freedom. No, we need elections, not a leader. No, we favour respect. I do not want to be a slave but a citizen.
The second banner urged the populace to go on strike and remove the “traitorous ruler Xi Jinping.”
A big police presence was visible close to the Seitong Bridge, where the placards were put up, according to Agence France-Presse correspondents who reported on the escalation of bridge monitoring in Beijing on Friday.
The Internet censorship increased, so that the search for the word “Beijing” through the “Weibo” network became only showing results from accounts whose owners’ identity was verified, after the results of the messages of many users usually appeared.
The banners that briefly circulated online with the hashtag “I saw it” (i.e. Friday is no longer available) have been taken down.
China is closely monitoring the Internet so that observers delete the content that provides poor state policy or that may cause disturbances. It is impossible to access many foreign media websites without using virtual private networks (PNA)..
Beijing takes down Shi-hating posters and tightens control ahead of the Communist Party congress.
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