# Supporters and opponents clash in New York as Xi visits the US

https://mins.news/en/video/66899

- VOA Chinese, 2026-09-21 05:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3prK9M8b6YY

> As Xi Jinping visits the United States this week, Chinese democracy activists held a protest march in Flushing, New York, on Sunday to raise concerns about human rights in China. Supporters of the Chinese government also attended, leading to a brief dispute. Protesters demanded Xi step down, while Tibetan supporters criticized language and education policies in Tibet as assimilating Tibetan culture and identity.

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