China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to ‘crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces’ following the country’s largest street demonstrations in decades.
People protest during a demonstration against president Xi Jingping and the governing Chinese Communist Party
While it did not directly address the protests, the declaration serves as a reminder of the party’s determination to enforce its rule under president Xi Jinping. They also searched people’s phones for photos, banned apps or other potential evidence that they had taken part in the demonstrations in several cities at the weekend, including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has died aged 96, state TV reported.
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