The Legacy of the White Paper Protests

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A protester writes "dignity" in English and Chinese in a show of solidarity with the White Paper protest in China at the University of Washington in Seattle, December 4, 2022. © 2022 Chin Hei Leung/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo 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…

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