In several Chinese cities, people ignored the regime’s ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve, leading to clashes between the police and the citizens.
Some Chinese civilians are no longer taking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mandates seriously. As civil disobedience is rare under the CCP’s dictatorial rule, some started calling their actions “the fireworks revolution.”
Videos circulating on social media showed conflicts with law enforcement in Luyi County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, on the night of Jan. 2.
The videos, taken as police were arresting violators, showed a large crowd surrounding police vehicles demanding the release of those arrested. They pushed and shoved the police. Unfortunately, some young people then began to smash the police cars and front windshields. In the end, the crowd overturned the police vehicle….