China Reform Forum quoted Radio Free Asia as reporting on February 20, 2015, that petitioners had said that hundreds, maybe thousands, of petitioners from across China, many with longstanding grievances, were detained after they tried “to wish our leaders a Happy New Year, and tell them about our complaints.” About 300 people trying to visit Xi Jinping’s residence in Yuquanshan got as far as his road when police chased them away. Another group tried to visit former premier Zhu Rongji. When about 500 protesters showed up at the gates of the Zhongnanhai leadership compound near Tiananmen Square they were detained and then released. When they returned to the area they were arrested, booked at Fuyoujie police station, and sent to Majialou and Jiujingzhuang petitioner detention centers.
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