Rare Anti-Xi Protest in Central China

A protest banner calling for Chinese President Xi Jinping to step down has been spotted on a bridge in China's Hunan province.

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00:00Rare banners speaking out against Chinese President Xi Jinping have been spotted in

00:05the central province of Hunan. The banner refers to Xi as a dictator and demands that

00:11he step down as the country's leader. It also calls for democratic elections. Video of the

00:17signs was widely shared by Chinese activists on social media platform X, formerly known

00:22as Twitter. The Hunan banners mimic a similar protest held in Beijing in 2022, showing the

00:28height of China's zero-Covid policy. It's not clear who is behind the banners, but they

00:34are sure to draw the attention of Communist Party officials, who are quick to stamp out

00:39any sign of dissent in the country.