Is social unrest brewing in China amid slowdown? Internet filled with angry posts toward elites

Is social unrest brewing in China amid slowdown? Internet filled with angry posts toward elites

Recent weeks have seen a surge of public anger in China as expressed on its social media platforms. Directed at elites accused of unfairly benefiting from privilege, this signals a broader socio-economic malaise amid China’s ongoing economic slowdown

People gather for a vigil and hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease restrictions, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022. File photo/Reuters REUTERS/Thomas Peter