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Spoke to an uncle of mine living in HK, so you could somewhat say its word close from the ground? Anyhow, he reckons the protests have very little to do with the bloody WC. People are angry that there is no end in sight with the harsh lock downs. And seeing what happened in Xinjiang, where residents of the tower that went up in flames could not get out because their doors were chained shut, and fire trucks could not get close enough to the towers due to cars and covid facilities blocking the way, was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Xi has achieved his presidency for life, so its possible that they will start to open up. Its an aging population, and health facilities in rural areas are not great, so it will be interesting to see how the gen Ys and Xs react when they start to see their elderly go through what we've already been through.