By: Jessica Chin
Chi Yin
USALI Research Scholar Chi Yin wrote an op-ed on China’s illegal COVID-19 measures that was published by the South China Morning Post on December 18, 2022 under the headline: “Law on my side: How Chinese are protesting against illegal local Covid-19 measures.”
In late November, Chinese citizens have been protesting against China’s COVID-19 restrictions, writes Chi Yin.
Meanwhile, and for months preceding the protests, a group of legal professionals has engaged in a quieter but more revolutionary form of resistance. Their venues are not city streets but internet forums. Their objective: to teach ordinary Chinese about the laws that prohibit many of the worst behaviours experienced during lockdown.
Read the entire op-ed here: “Law on my side: How Chinese are protesting against illegal local Covid-19 measures.”