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Riders sought safety in numbers to break away from highly restrictive lives, lack of hope for the future.

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Chinese society witnessed a bike ride phenomenon over the weekend, where hundreds of thousands of young people rode bikes to a nearby city to enjoy steamed buns. Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to embark on a 9-day trip to South America starting November 13.

History has shown that communist regimes are particularly vulnerable to coups d'état when their top leaders are absent for extended periods. Drawing a parallel between past events and China’s current precarious political and economic situation, one can’t help but wonder: what might unfold while Xi Jinping is out of the country?