Footage showing villagers carrying Xi Jinping portraits was said to resemble a funeral, exposing issues with the CCP’s orchestrated political messaging.
Disappearances of retired officials and a high-profile defection have triggered sweeping travel restrictions and heightened political anxiety in China.
The halt of the plan is a contingent measure of the regime to deal with public outrage, and the building of the factory may resurface later, an analyst said.
Sources say shipments routed through Iran’s Jask Port and a strategic pipeline is allowing crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz despite escalating conflict.
Footage showing villagers carrying Xi Jinping portraits was said to resemble a funeral, exposing issues with the CCP’s orchestrated political messaging.
Disappearances of retired officials and a high-profile defection have triggered sweeping travel restrictions and heightened political anxiety in China.
The halt of the plan is a contingent measure of the regime to deal with public outrage, and the building of the factory may resurface later, an analyst said.
Sources say shipments routed through Iran’s Jask Port and a strategic pipeline is allowing crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz despite escalating conflict.