Anger over Covid restrictions has sparked uprisings across China, and they are gaining a momentum not seen since Tiananmen Square in 1989, with protesters now publicly denouncing Xi Jinping.
The Republicans had hoped for a sweeping victory at the US midterm elections on Tuesday but made only slight gains in the house and lost a crucial seat in the senate.
The Democrats’ prospects in the November 8 midterm elections are looking shaky. If Republicans take the house they will likely impeach Joe Biden and default on debt.
A third term for China’s authoritarian president further entrenches a regime of control, surveillance and crackdowns in the world’s second-most powerful country.