A video posted by the daughter of a former Communist Party official went viral on Chinese social media for defying Beijing’s zero-COVID policy.
Xie Xiaoqin is the daughter of Gen. Xie Fuzhi (1909-1972), who also served as the vice premier and minister of public security of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Mao Zedong era.
In the video made available on Dec. 6, she warned the COVID policy enforcers to abide by the Chinese constitution.
“Anyone who violates the constitution and science, and tries to kill my cat, or drag me to a quarantine facility, I will tell you firmly: The constitution gives me my rights; if you want to break into my home, let me tell you, I have the right to defend myself,” she said. …