Protests against President Xi Jinping gather around the White House

[Washington Current Affairs] On the 24th, a demonstration was held near the White House in Washington, the capital of the United States, in protest against President Xi Jinping of China, who visited the United States. Tibetans living in the United States and other participants chanted, ``Xi Jinping should go home'' and ``China lies and people die,'' demanding that the Chinese government stop its oppression of the Tibetan people.

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Hundreds of people participated in the series of demonstrations. A 56-year-old photographer living in New York claimed, ``I want Tibet to be free and independent.'' He expressed concern about a law that went into effect in China in July that requires ethnic minorities to use Mandarin. A woman who also attended from New York expressed her anger, saying, ``I want you to look at what China is doing in Tibet,'' citing human rights oppression and other concerns.

There was some commotion in the area, with some demonstrators and police getting into scuffles. Meanwhile, on the other side of the street, many people gathered to welcome Mr. Xi's visit, waving the national flags of both the United States and China.

Separatists from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and pro-democracy groups in the United States also held demonstrations in another location near the White House, using loudspeakers to chant, ``Xi is not welcome.''