News Analysis
From the “White Paper Revolution” to the “Fireworks Movement,” from the workers’ protests at a pharmaceutical factory in Chongqing to the workers’ protest march at a biotech company in Hangzhou, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has uncharacteristically backed down and made concessions.
Analysts have suggested that the Chinese have begun to shake off their fear of the CCP and that the regime is likely to collapse in 2023.
On Jan. 7, thousands of employees staged a protest at Zybio, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Dadukou District of Chongqing City. The protest was a result of the sudden layoff of nearly 8,000 employees along with unpaid wages….