BEIJING: An advocacy group for sexual minorities in the Chinese capital has abruptly shut down in what supporters said was another sign of a crackdown by the government of Xi Jinping on values it does not endorse.
The Beijing LGBT Center said in a statement on Monday that it would stop operating “due to uncontrollable pressure”. Although the group was not the largest in the country, activists have said it was regarded as a symbol of the LGBT movement due to its location in the capital.
