US Senators Warn CCP Against Quelling Protests With Violence

US Senators Warn CCP Against Quelling Protests With Violence
A man is arrested while protesters gathered on a street in Shanghai on Nov. 27, 2022. Protests against China's 'zero-COVID' policy took place the night before following a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has warned China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, of “grave consequences for the U.S.–China relationship” if the communist regime carries out a violent suppression of demonstrations similar to 1989’s Tiananmen Square massacre.

Police have responded with notable force as protests continue to rage across China over the regime’s harsh COVID-19 policies, which have deprived millions of Chinese residents of their freedom of movement.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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