What are the ‘colour revolutions’ that China’s Xi Jinping has warned against?

Source: The post is based on the article “What are the ‘colour revolutions’ that China’s Xi Jinping has warned against?” published in Indian Express on 20th September 2022.

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The Chinese President has appealed to Russia, India and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) to cooperate with each other in order to prevent foreign powers from destabilizing their countries by inciting “colour revolutions”.

What are Colour Revolutions?

​​Colour revolutions refer to a series of uprisings that first began in former communist nations in Eastern Europe in the early 2000s but are also used in reference to popular movements in the Middle East and Asia.

Most have involved large-scale mobilization on the streets, with demands for free elections or regime change, and calls for the removal of authoritarian leaders.

What are some of the colour revolutions in the recent past?

Orange Revolution: It refers to a series of protests that occurred in Ukraine between 2004 and 2005. The movement was in response to reports from international and domestic observers that the Presidential election was rigged.

Tulip Revolution: It is also called the First Kyrgyz Revolution, the movement led to the ouster of Kyrgyzstan’s President Askar Akayev in early 2005.

Jasmine Revolution: The popular uprising that occurred between 2010 to 2011 in Tunisia was in response to the underlying corruption, unemployment, inflation and lack of political freedoms in the country.