China Is at a ‘Significant Turning Point’: Former Chinese Diplomat

China Is at a ‘Significant Turning Point’: Former Chinese Diplomat
Police keep some protesters behind a cordon during a protest against the Chinese regime's strict zero-COVID measures in Beijing, China, on Nov. 27, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Sophia Lam
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A former Chinese diplomat who turned whistleblower in 2005 believes that the massive protests across China may be a significant turning point for the country.

Protests have erupted across the mainland over the weekend, triggered by a deadly high-rise apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital city of China’s far western Xinjiang region, reportedly killing 10 people.