I accidentally watched a clip on Chinese TikTok, this multi-city protests were announced vaguely by some random guy, so I believe this is at least organized. I would think there are supporters in government. My understanding is that politicians are always politicians, people may be protest something, politicians can support/oppose it for totally different reasons. So yes and no. I sense there is a lot going on. The government is now at a very awkward position.
I sincerely hope so, this was the only way that the Yellow movement would have any meaningful impact after the fall of HK: inspire mainlanders to start taking the necessary actions towards the CCP after what has been a totally disillusion period of prosperity financed entirely on their own eventual oppression and abject compliance.
Exceptionalism is what allows for these travesties to occur in the first place, once the harm is turned inward as a result covid policy and economic downturns would they be open to hear any of this: how soon did they forget about the efforts of Dr. Li Wenliang [0] who was censored by the CCP and ultimately died of COVID after the initial outcry?
Granted, but his untimely death was in part due to a positive COVID diagnosis and the organ failure that following his vocal appeal to the public about the dangers of this emerging danger:
> By the morning of Feb. 6, doctors wrote in the progress notes that Dr. Li was at risk of multiple organ failure. Several physicians we spoke to said that Dr. Li’s condition was so serious that his medical team should have at this point, or before it, considered intubating him and placed him on a ventilator — a higher level of oxygen support.
These "rest of China" protests which are mostly coordinated student protesters - not commoners - many of whom admittly have very shitty dorm situations to be locked down in, probably not. I'd expect opposite, academic punishments, being expelled etc, especially Shanghai or other "libtard" schools. Like Shanghai protest being coordinated on telegram with RFA and Epoche Times reporters, those that get associated are going to be fucked. The TLDR is until their parents get on the streets, enmass, this will pass.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baizuo
>The term has been referenced approvingly by American conservatives, including Tucker Carlson and Rod Dreher.[12]