Netizens Slam Beijing May Day Security: Who Will Spark the Crisis?

During the May Day holiday in 2026, Beijing is under heavy security, with frequent checks that treat the public as if they were enemies. (Video screenshot)

[People News] The recently concluded May Day holiday in China did not reflect the 'prosperous peace' that was officially promoted; instead, extreme security measures and shipping controls have led to significant public outcry. According to various sources and disclosures from entrepreneurs based in the U.S., the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are experiencing an unprecedented sense of crisis. They are not only conducting near 'prison-like' inspections on ordinary citizens in Beijing but are also taking drastic actions to prevent officials from using the holiday as an opportunity to escape abroad, including a large-scale cancellation of international flights.

Airports and borders: cutting off officials' escape routes at the source

Hu Liren, a former Shanghai entrepreneur now residing in the U.S., recently highlighted in his self-media program that Xi Jinping has initiated a large-scale crackdown on CCP officials, creating widespread anxiety within the political sphere. Many officials had initially planned to use the May Day holiday as a cover to flee to Southeast Asia and other regions. However, in response to this wave of potential escapes, the CCP authorities have implemented stringent blocking measures. Hu Liren revealed that the cancellation rate of international flights from China has skyrocketed from the normal 3%-4% to 15%. The official narrative attributes this to fluctuations in oil prices or instability in the Middle East, but the underlying motive is to reduce the pressure of airport and border inspections by cutting off escape routes at the source.

Simultaneously, a directive was issued requiring both active and retired officials to surrender their passports. In reality, the submission of passports has become standard practice. Following the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) implementation of stringent measures to prevent officials from travelling abroad, it has become increasingly challenging for them to apply for overseas trips.

Hu Liren further noted that the CCP not only confiscates officials' passports but also enforces strict border controls. Currently, the CCP's border inspections are not limited to high-ranking officials; they have expanded to include mid-level cadres, and even employees from state-owned institutions, such as teachers and doctors, are facing restrictions that effectively 'advise them to return,' making it difficult for them to exit the country normally.

Beijing: Tourists have become the 'imaginary enemy.'

In fact, the CCP authorities are currently overwhelmed by a sense of crisis and distrust towards everyone. A netizen shared a video showing that during the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a large number of armed police carrying weapons were deployed to monitor the crowd face-to-face at all times.

In Beijing, the intensity of security checks during the long holiday has led to widespread complaints from tourists. One netizen expressed on a social platform that traveling in Beijing during the May Day holiday was nothing short of 'torturous,' stating, 'My ID was checked 78 times, I was searched 35 times, and I was patted down several times in a single day.' Whether exiting the subway or riding a shared bicycle, security personnel were omnipresent, treating ordinary citizens as potential threats.

Additionally, videos reveal that at the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, the CCP deployed a significant number of armed police with live ammunition. These officers were not facing the national flag but were instead turned away from it, closely monitoring the spectators, while multiple cameras recorded the scene. The atmosphere was tense and devoid of any festive spirit.

A member of the Chinese Communist Party dressed in black is seen using a device to scan the faces of individuals in the crowd waiting for the flag-raising ceremony, one by one. (Video screenshot)

Simultaneously, another member of the Chinese Communist Party in black is also scanning the faces of the crowd waiting for the flag-raising ceremony!

The netizen who shared the video, "Wuwang Wudi (Ao Xi Special Operations Brigade)," commented: "How fearful must they be? As if the numerous high-altitude cameras aren’t enough, they have to manually take another shot! From another perspective, this is also the cost of travelling all the way to witness the CCP's blood flag; they treat everyone as a security threat. Those who flatter the Party end up being closely monitored and have a record left behind."

This series of chaotic events has ignited intense discussions on the X platform (formerly Twitter). Netizen "Fengzhizi" remarked: "I rode less than 3 kilometres and was checked 5 times, going through documents and bags; I never want to go to Beijing again."

Netizen "Jackone" stated: "They are constantly suspicious of their own people; they don’t dare to act against outsiders. What are they really afraid of?"

Netizen "Chenying" noted: "At least they are checking IDs and not bodies; if they were checking bodies, they might be missing parts."

Netizen "Z" expressed: "Because the Communist bandits are all too aware of the evil deeds they have committed against the people, they are fearful inside!"

Netizen "Copycat" lamented: "It was completely different when I visited Beijing in '97; times have progressed, but freedom has regressed. How can they represent the people when they are so afraid of them?"

Netizen "Piscafondsby" sarcastically remarked: "First, they turned a country into a prison, and then they moved into the prison themselves."

Netizen "Ivy has a cat" remarked, 'No one knows who or what event ignited that powder keg, leading to everything being burned to ashes.'

Another netizen, 'No King No Emperor (Aoxi Special Forces Brigade)', commented, 'The CCP is extremely fearful and has activated 'Level One Combat Readiness'! The people haven't yet taken to the streets for a revolution, but the CCP has already prepared for its downfall. The party has come this far, so the people just need to cooperate a little, walk through the process on the streets, and we will win.'

Left image: A female tour guide asks an elderly man, 'Sir, why is the pavement in Tiananmen Square so flat?' The old man responds, 'It's compressed with tanks.' Right image: On June 4, 1989, the People's Liberation Army used tanks and machine guns to massacre innocent students and citizens in Beijing. (Video screenshot)

The people have never forgotten 'June Fourth'.

Additionally, a netizen on platform X, 'aseouc888', uploaded a video stating, 'A 15-second clip that was urgently banned across the internet! Xi Jinping is scared too!'

The video features a tour guide interviewing an elderly man in Tiananmen Square. The tour guide asks, 'Hello, sir! How is the floor of Tiananmen Square paved? How can it be so flat?' The old man replies, 'Ordinary roads only use rollers, but here, we use tanks to compact it.' This clearly refers to the CCP's massacre of students during 'June Fourth'.

In the early hours of June 4, 1989, the CCP dispatched regular field troops, using tanks and machine guns to massacre students and citizens who were peacefully petitioning in Tiananmen Square. This brief 15-second video illustrates that although 'June Fourth' occurred 38 years ago, the people have not forgotten the CCP's atrocities.

As a user on platform X remarked, "The Communist bandits are acutely aware of the extent of the harm they have inflicted on the people, and they are fearful!" "No one knows who might spark the powder keg or what event could lead to everything being consumed in flames." Consequently, the Chinese Communist Party is on high alert, particularly in Beijing, where they are closely monitoring the public in an effort to quash any signs of anti-Communist sentiment before it can take root.△