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You are not well-informed on this topic. Yes, there was a protest, but the government retaliated harshly against those who participated.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148251868/china-covid-lockdown-protests-arrests
And I mean sure, most Chinese support the actions of their government… but it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that this is only true because they don’t have access to true information about its brutality. And no one around them is allowed to criticize it. This is classic manufactured consent.