Editing Anti-Authoritarianism (section)

====[[File:SamKibGuy icon .png]]Peng Zaizhou====
Peng believes that Xi Jinping is shameless and immoral, as his election process is not democratic or fair; he also believes that Xi is ignorant and incompetent, as evidenced by the fact that Xi salutes with his left hand and often mispronounces words. In addition, he claimed that during Xi's rule, a large number of internet accounts were convicted for their words and dissidents were brutally attacked, and demanded absolute loyalty from the military and leaders at all levels in the hope of realising his dream of becoming emperor. Thus, on 13 October 2022, in broad daylight, Peng took to the Sithong Bridge in Beijing, hanging banners, burning objects and playing recordings to express his discontent with the Xi government. Here are the claims on the banner: 

''1.Don't use taxpayers' money for nucleic acid testing, use it for people's livelihoods''

''2.Don't continue closed-off management, liberalise to guarantee civil liberties''

''3.No deceiving political propaganda, but effective civic dignity''

''4.Don't resemble the repression and dictatorship during the Cultural Revolution, but a gradual political reform''

''5.No dictatorial leaders, but democratic voting''

''6.Not to be a slave under a dictator, but to be a citizen with rights and individual will''

''7.Restore the right to strike and remove the dictatorial state traitor Xi Jinping''

Peng says his pen name comes from "bears the boat" in "The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up", which in Chinese pronounces "Zaizhou". This name means that the people are the foundation of political parties, and they can support a party that has the popular support to make it last for a thousand years, or they can start an uprising to bring down a dictatorial party when the country is in danger and the people are in despair.

Peng was the first pro-democracy activist in China to publicly state his anti-communist stance and to launch an offline protest based on this stance. His demands were directed at institutional reform and constitutional democracy, and he openly opposed the perverse policies of the Xi government, demonstrating great courage and determination to succeed. During the protest, Peng was arrested on the spot and his life or death is not yet known. His deeds led to a wave of opposition to closed-off management within China and contributed to the Chinese blank paper revolution (see Opposition to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions)