Nick Reed PODCAST 11.29.22 - Protests in China
Hour 2 - Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this morning: The White House reacted to news of widespread protests of coronavirus lockdowns in China, issuing a mild statement supporting peaceful protests. Protesters in major cities across China are holding up blank sheets of white paper to show their discontent with not only the government's strict "zero COVID" policies but with the authoritarian Chinese state in general. Due to the thorough and sophisticated nature of the Chinese Communist Party's ability to crack down on open dissent, displaying a blank sheet of paper has become a clever way for protesters to express discontent in a subtle way. Without anti-government slogans or calls to action, authorities are caught in a tough spot, trying to decide what crosses the line into dissent and what doesn't. Former VP Pence said that former President Trump should apologize for having dinner at his Mar-a-Lago home with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes.