Amid Protests, China Vows Crackdown on ‘Hostile Forces’
Xi and the Communist party have yet to directly address the unrest, which has spread to college campuses and Hong Kong, as well as sparking sympathy protests abroad.
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades staged by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions.
The statement from the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission released late Tuesday comes amid a massive show of force by security services to deter a recurrence of the protests that broke out over the weekend at Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and several other cities.
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