Condemning the Chinese government's rights abuses, various ethnic groups including members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community protested in cities on the West Coast of the United States.
Despite the election of Xi Jinping for an unprecedented third term, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to face leadership challenges such as the test of long-term rule, reform and modernisation, revive the market economy and of the external environment.
Uyghur activists protested near the Chinese Consulate in the Sariyer district of Istanbul and raised concerns over human rights violations in the Xinjiang region in China.
Shanghai announced that no mass COVID testing will be conducted at the administrative region level except for employees in high-risk positions and high-risk areas.
As mass demonstrations continue in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, the country has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first protests-related execution on Thursday, CNN reported citing the state media.
Jiang, 96, was among the very few leaders who held top positions including general secretary of the Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and president of China. His death was announced in a letter addressing the whole Party, the entire military and the Chinese people