A group of Chinese dissidents has founded a new party that challenges the dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and advocates Shanghai independence. Since Xi Jinping took office in 2012, the Chinese government has tightened its grip on civil society and the media, cracking down on free speech , hardening its stance towards Taiwan and launching an all-out assault on Uighur society. However, the Party's increasingly oppressive policies are causing a backlash. In the United States a group of Chinese dissidents have formed the Shanghai National Party (äøęµ·ę°ęé»Ø), also called Humindang (껬ę°é»Ø), from the character Hu (껬), the short name for Shanghai. 「äøęµ·ę°ęé»Ø」åØē“ē“ęē« åå
±äø¦č¦ę±äøęµ·ēØē« https://t.co/KQEzGIEDqg pic.twitter.com/IHOwIeuUKe — RFI čÆčŖ - ę³ååé廣ęé»å° (@RFI_TradCn) August 12, 2018 The party, registered on July 18 in New York, United States, promotes the overthrow of the Communist regime and the independence of Shanghai. The slogan of the party is: "Leave C