Driven to breaking point by zero Covid, educated young Chinese are questioning the party's rule.
China's young people grew up in a country that muffled dissent but they're now finding a voiceIn China last weekend, a new generation emerged; many taking part in their first ever public protest.
So under a heavy police guard, they grieved. They held up blank papers in protest, laid flowers, remained silent.As the night wore on, the crowd grew bigger and bolder. At 03:00 local time early on Sunday they chanted: "Xi Jinping, step down! Xi Jinping, step down!" He'd brought his camera to record what he felt were historic events. "I see many people - the policeman, the student, the old people, the foreigners. They have their different opinions but at least they can speak out.A young woman on the edge of the crowd said she found it a thrilling but fragile moment. "I have never seen anything like this in my life in China," she told the BBC.
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