Fear and fury in China – what does President Xi do now?
Nov 29, 2022•22 min
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Episode description
Protests have sprung up across some of China's biggest cities with demonstrators shouting "down with the CCP, down with Xi Jinping". The protests, originally sparked by frustration at continued COVID lockdown measures, are now being seen as a challenge to the Communist leadership in the country in general.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky News' Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith, who has witnessed protests in Shanghai. Plus, Cindy Yu, host of The Spectator's Chinese Whispers podcast, on the threat continued unrest poses to China's leader, Xi Jinping.
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Junior Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
Digital Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky News' Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith, who has witnessed protests in Shanghai. Plus, Cindy Yu, host of The Spectator's Chinese Whispers podcast, on the threat continued unrest poses to China's leader, Xi Jinping.
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Junior Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
Digital Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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