Rare political protest signs removed in Beijing

Beijing authorities removed rare protest banners from an overpass in city, according to images circulated widely on social media on Thursday (October 13), just days before the start of the twice-in-a-decade Communist Party Congress. The banners bore several slogans, including a call for President Xi Jinping's ouster and an end to strict COVID-19 policies, according to numerous images and videos circulated on Twitter, which is blocked in China.