BERKELEY, Calif.—Hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil at UC Berkeley’s iconic Sather Gate on Nov. 28 to mourn the people who died after being locked in a burning building in China.
Vigil attendees also protested against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) extreme COVID-19 lockdown policies, which many have blamed for the fire tragedy.
Holding flowers, candles, banners, and white papers, protesters called for an end to the “zero-COVID policy” in China. Under the CCP’s policies, people have been forcibly locked in their homes.
Protesters hold banners and white papers at UC Berkeley’s Sather Gate on Nov. 28, 2022. (Lear Zhou/The Epoch Times)
“The doors are locked due to the zero-COVID policy, which is ridiculous. I think that’s the voice from hell,” Northern California resident Emma told The Epoch Times….