Groups in Los Angeles Join China’s COVID Lockdown Protests, Calling for CCP to Step Down

Multiple Southern California groups gather in front of the Chinese Consulate in support of demonstrations held in China calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns in Los Angeles, on Nov. 27, 2022. Courtesy of Lijian Jie

Several Southern California groups gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Nov. 27 in support of demonstrations across China and the world calling for an end to the country’s COVID-19 lockdowns and for the ruling Chinese Community Party (CCP) to step down.

Protesters were chanting “Take down the Chinese Communist Party” and “No more lockdown. We want freedom”—echoing the unprecedented mass protests that erupted in China’s major cities after an apartment fire killed at least 10 people Nov. 24 in the city of Urumqi in northwest China’s Xinjiang region. Many residents were locked in their homes for nearly four months under strict lockdown policies and could not escape when the fire took place.