Clock has struck midnight in Beijing; it's the 16th!
Happy 20th National Party Congress week to everyone.
Let's get down to business and see what predictions have been right, what #XiJingping has decided and what 🇨🇳 leadership we will busy ourselves with for the next 5 yrs!
The #NPC was opened by Le Keqiang, with the singing of the National Anthem. Follow us at @ORCA_India for more updates!
Moment of silence observed for fallen compatriots and revolutionary leaders Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping and more.
Quorum: 2296 with 83 invited special delegates, making the total number of delegates present 2379. 39 ppl have asked for 'temporary absence', making 2340 the actual number present.
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News coming in of #protests in #China against #XiJingping . Anger over #zeroCOVID, harsh lockdowns, #Henan bank crisis & more culminating into tensions 3 days before #PartyCongress. Unlike #XiCoup news, protests intel appears legit. However, I'm unsure if "protest" is right word
Images coming out mostly show non-group action; rogue disgruntled citizens taking banners up appears more likely. This image, from what I confirmed used image search, is from Beijing's 3rd Ring Road in Haidian. People appear to be going about their day normally.
The slogan is reactionary & most images circulated are of this one banner in Haidian, Beijing only. However, it will be investigated thoroughly so close to Congress, & police patrol can be expected to be amped up even more (which anyway has been high in the city in prep for NPC)