Overseas Protests · Full chronicle and history

New York anti-CCP activist Jie Lijian posted an event announcement on social media, calling on fellow anti-CCP activists to join his organization, and announced that a rally will be held in front of the Flushing Library in New York this Sunday to voice support for "Sitong Bridge warrior" Peng Lifa and protest the CCP's tyranny. Jie Lijian publicly disclosed a contact phone number in his tweet and called for resistance against the CCP's overseas proxies and related institutions.

At 2:00 p.m. Beijing time on October 19, 2026, X user @jielijian posted news that a rally would be held in front of the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. that day to voice support for Peng Lifa, the "Sitong Bridge warrior." The event aims to defend human rights and call on anti-CCP participants to join; the on-site contact person is Liao Wenhao.

On October 19, 2026, the Chinese Democracy Party International Alliance held a protest rally in front of the Flushing Library in New York. Participants strongly condemned the Chinese government's human rights violations, including alleged transnational repression, threats and intimidation of overseas democracy activists, attacks on party members, and joint persecution of their family members inside China, and demanded an end to the related persecution.

According to a tweet posted by the X account @jielijian, on October 19, 2026 Beijing time, an accountability event protesting the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression and human rights crimes was held in New York. The event was participated in and shared by relevant individuals, aiming to condemn the CCP's transnational repression and hold it accountable for its human rights crimes.

Los Angeles held an anti-CCP, anti-Xi event in front of the local Chinese consulate (address: 443 Shatto Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90020) from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 18, 2026. The event theme was to voice support for Sitong Bridge hero Peng Lifa, and put forward the demand "No leaders, we want votes; not slaves, but citizens."

According to video and reports posted by the Twitter account @clashreport, on October 18, 2026, Beijing time, protests broke out in Bordeaux, France, during which demonstrators stormed and looted a Louis Vuitton store, drawing attention and discussion at the scene.

According to a post by Twitter user Jie Lijian, at 2:30 p.m. on October 18, 2026, anti-communist figures in New York held a protest in front of the Flushing Library, strongly condemning the Chinese government's transnational repression and its human rights crimes of persecuting the domestic family members of anti-communists, and calling on anti-communist comrades from all walks of life to join in fighting the Chinese Communist Party.

According to a post by X user @jielijian, on October 18, 2026, the China Democracy Party International Alliance held an event in Flushing, New York — the residential area with the largest Chinese population in the world — strongly condemning the Chinese government's human rights crimes of transnational repression, violent attacks against members of the China Democracy Party International Alliance, and threats, harassment and intimidation of their family members back home, and pointing out that the area contains outposts linked to CCP overseas police stations.

On October 16, 2026, the International Alliance of the Chinese Democratic Party issued a formal protest, accusing the Chinese government and the Xi Jinping criminal group of conducting cyberattacks and account hijacking against them, sparking widespread attention and condemnation both at home and abroad.

According to a report by Sound of Hope, people in Quebec, Canada held a peaceful rally to express their support for Falun Gong and to oppose the Chinese Communist Party’s transnational repression. The rally aimed to call attention to the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to condemn its suppression activities overseas.

The Sydney chapter of the Chinese Democracy and Progress Alliance announced that it will hold a protest rally from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm on October 25, 2026 at Sydney Town Hall (Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Square), aimed at opposing the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression and calling attention to the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

According to Twitter user @jielijian, human rights activist Li Qing was arrested on October 13, 2026 while reporting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Li Qing had previously protested outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the residence of Ambassador Xie Feng after her husband was persecuted to death by the CCP in China. Supporters worry that if Li Qing is deported back to China, she will face deadly retaliation from the CCP, and are calling on the U.S. government to provide protection so that her life and safety are not seriously threatened.

On October 13, Conservative MP Jacob Mantel wrote to Foreign Minister Anand, demanding an immediate investigation into the attack on female protesters outside the Chinese consulate-general in Toronto, and that the man be expelled if confirmed to be a Chinese diplomat or hired by a foreign power.

Several demonstrators staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom on October 1, the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, showing solidarity with Hong Kong, Uyghurs, Tibet and Taiwan, and calling attention to Beijing's human rights policies.

When members of China Action held a projection to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement outside the Chinese Consulate in New York, consulate staff were accused of shining high-intensity flashlights into the members' faces, pushing them, and attempting to drag one member into the consulate building.

According to a video, Geng Guanjun, who had participated in Chinese parliamentary activities, was sprayed with pepper spray at a protest site in Washington, leaving him unable to open his eyes for about half an hour.

During Peng Liyuan's appearance in Washington, Chinese pro-democracy activists protested outside an art museum, resulting in shoving and physical clashes with pro-CCP groups. Police intervened and detained multiple individuals.

At the protest site, some individuals were seen with red and swollen eyes, and related videos claim that pepper spray was used. Police detained several people at the scene, but the identities and responsibilities of both sides remain unclear.

Several young men wearing black clothing and masks and holding umbrellas appeared at the protest site. Related sources stated they are suspected to be Chinese police, officers, or security personnel, though their identities have not been confirmed.

The Chinese Democracy Party stated that 5 members were taken away by police during the day's protest in Washington, and the organizers are waiting for a police statement on whether they will be released.

Outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, CCP thug Li Huahong snatched a banner and beat Falun Gong practitioners, and was subsequently arrested by U.S. police.

On the evening of September 24 local time, outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., protesters were attacked by Chinese personnel. After local police arrived, the Chinese personnel retreated back into the embassy.

During Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States on September 24, 2026, protests outside the White House in Washington were nearly continuous; around 3:20 p.m. a clash occurred near 17th Street, and several people were arrested.

In September 2026, during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, Flushing Main Street in New York witnessed simultaneous protests by Chinese pro-democracy groups and a Mid-Autumn Festival parade by a hometown association, leading to fierce disputes between the two sides over political differences. Protesters called for democracy, freedom, and the release of prisoners of conscience. Event organizer Ji Lijian stated he had previously received death threats and attended wearing a bulletproof vest. Toward the end of the parade, a physical altercation occurred when a placard was snatched, and the man involved was subsequently arrested by the New York police.

Following Wang Zhongwei's protest in Washington, D.C. against Xi Jinping's visit to the US, his family in China was harassed by the police under the guise of persuasion.

On September 21, 2026, WeiJun Zhang, a member of the Chinese Democracy Party International Alliance, stated on X that after he went to Washington to protest Xi Jinping's visit to the US, his family members in China received multiple phone calls and were sent a "guarantee letter" via WeChat, demanding they sign it and fill in their ID numbers.

Multiple overseas anti-CCP groups plan to travel to Washington to protest during Xi Jinping's September 24 visit to the US, with an expected 5000 to 10,000 participants; commentator Hu Liren called on viewers in his program to donate to the protesters.

On September 13, 2026, the Chinese Democracy Progress Alliance held a rally at Sydney Town Hall in Australia. The event was organized by the organization's publicity department head Ji Yichen and organization department head Ni Yongjiu. Rally participants called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule and demanded that Xi Jinping step down, while also expressing concern over the human rights situation in Xinjiang, voicing support for members of the Hong Kong Alliance and imprisoned democrats such as Joshua Wong, and reiterating their demands for freedom, democracy, and human rights.

A Shenyang entrepreneur in his sixties, who formerly worked in commercial real estate in Shenzhen before his property was confiscated, publicly declared his withdrawal from the CCP (the three withdrawals), arrived in Italy on September 12, 2026, released a video calling on the Chinese people to rise up against tyranny, and plans to head to Germany to seek political asylum.

On the evening of September 4, 2026, a dissident action group projected slogans on the outer wall of the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt in support of those who had been arrested. Chinese consulate staff gave chase and tried to block them with black umbrellas, and German police later arrived to help the protesters leave the scene.

According to Hu Liren, Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the United States on September 24, and North American anti-communist activists have begun to gather, planning to travel to Washington to protest and denounce him; large numbers of anti-Xi banners and convoy-blocking actions are expected.

Philippine police found 5 abandoned coffins in Manila, one of which was placed outside the Chinese Communist Party embassy, bearing photos of Xi Jinping, Wang Yi and Jing Quan.

China Action held a projection protest outside the Chinese Consulate in New York. Consulate security personnel were accused of pushing, punching, and grabbing equipment, after which the individuals involved sought medical examinations, reported the incident to the police, and filed complaints.

During a spring flower parade in the Netherlands, the Chinese Cultural Center, whose director surnamed Liu, lost control of his emotions in the face of protests by anti-communist activists, snatching a protester's poster and issuing threats. The related video has gone viral online.

Protester Wang Wei was stabbed by a flagpole during a welcoming event in San Francisco. After falling to the ground, his head was shaved. He was subsequently sent to the hospital, and his condition has not deteriorated further.

After her banner was snatched, female protester Jia Junwei was dragged into an area cordoned off by red flags, where her hair was pulled and she was beaten on the head until she lost consciousness; she was later diagnosed with a concussion.

In November 2023, Xi Jinping attended the APEC in San Francisco, anti‑Xi protesters were beaten with flagpoles and sprayed with chemical agents by organized pro‑CCP individuals, Tibetan activist Chemi Lhamo was besieged for nearly 15 minutes, and many were injured.

Hu Liren said that in January 2019, while Liu He was in Washington for the China-US trade negotiations, he put slogans on his vehicle and drove in protest, lasting about 100 days.