Explained: How China's 'Bridge Man' has spurred protests against Xi Jinping across the world

A lone man in China has reportedly inspired protests around the world amid the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) congress this week. Protest banners against Chinese president Xi Jinping and his government's 'zero-COVID' policy had appeared in Beijing last week. However, the rare protest was soon quashed. A man, whose identity remains unknown, had unfurled banners on a bridge in China's capital Beijing accusing Xi of being a 'dictator', reports BBC. He was detained soon after, however, the pictures of his act spread worldwide. How has the rare protest in China panned out? How has it led to protest in other…