BEIJING—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Shanghai on May 24. On the morning of May 25, 2,000 Chinese took to the streets of Beijing protesting against the communist regime and urging Pelosi to pay attention to human rights in China. About a dozen were arrested by Chinese police.
Protesters shouted slogans such as “Bring down corrupt officials,” “Restore human rights,” and “Long live democracy.” They distributed flyers or held their appeal letters in their hands. Some protesters shouted, “Work as one heart,” “Welcome Pelosi: SOS—please pay attention to China’s human rights.” Eye-catching giant banners stretched across the streets. The protest lasted for about two hours.
Ms. Li Li, a protester from Shanxi Province, says that she had planned to welcome Pelosi at the South Station (a train and bus depot) at around 9:30AM on May 25, but she had not expected the area to be filled with police, with over a dozen police cars there when she arrived.
