Protesters gathered outside the San Francisco hotel where China's President Xi Jinping was to have dinner on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
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IMAGE: This placard says it all about the Communist tyrant who has grabbed absolute power in the People's Republic of China. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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IMAGE: A demonstrator holding a Free Tibet flag climbs a flagpole outside the hotel where Xi was to meet with US business leaders. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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IMAGE: Protests against Xi Jinping near the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco, here and below. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters
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Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters
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Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters
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Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters
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