China Dissent Monitor - DISSENT EVENTS: 5,445

China Dissent Monitor Issue 7: January – March 2024 DISSENT EVENTS: 5,445 WHAT IS THE CHINA DISSENT MONITOR? The China Dissent Monitor (CDM) collects and shares information about the frequency and diversity of dissent in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). [...] Yet, the government is failing to ensure adequate heating in the face of the expansion of urban areas, carbon emission–reduction policies, and increases in fuel prices. [...] The residents of the a community in Zhengzhou, Henan demonstrate to protest the property manager for failing to provide adequate heating (case 915). [...] CDM has also documented seven cases of ethnic minority resistance through music, including the singing of hymns to the Dalai Lama and traditional Tibetan songs by Tibetans as a way of resisting the CCP’s assimilationist policies. [...] Another type of dissent related to music is the raising of rainbow flags, the prominent symbol for diversity and support for the LGBT+ community, by attendees of music concerts.