作者：关永杰

编辑：钟然 校对：程筱筱 翻译：戈冰

2026年3月15日下午，由中国民主人权联盟旧金山分部组织的“抗议习近平修宪”活动在San Jose 市政厅前举行。多位参与者发表了讲话并进行了交流讨论。

活动组织方介绍，本次活动旨在回顾2018年中国宪法修改所带来的政治及社会影响，并表达对中国政治体制和人权状况的关注。

活动发起人、中国民主人权联盟北加州负责人李海风首先发言。他回顾了2018年的往事，一直被外界质疑为“橡皮图章”的中国全国人大，在习近平主导下通过了宪法修正案，取消国家主席任期限制。他当时在朋友圈发表了一条评论，讽刺习近平实现了“当皇帝的梦想”。这一发言令身边朋友感到震惊，也成为他个人政治观念转变的一个契机。后来在朋友的介绍下他开始进入一些讨论民主自由议题的群组，从此更加关注中国的政治制度与社会状况，并逐渐参与到海外的民主讨论群体中。他表示，这些年来中国在言论空间、政治环境以及社会氛围方面发生了明显变化，这些变化也影响了许多人的生活与选择。

李海风在发言中还提到，近年来中国社会在疫情、经济环境和就业等方面都面临了巨大压力，他认为这些问题与当前高度集权的政治体制密切相关。他在发言中表达了对中国现行政治制度的不满，并希望未来中国能够摆脱一党专政，实现真正的政治转型。

随后，惠汝涛发表讲话。他指出，自2018年宪法修改以来，中国政治体制的权力结构出现明显变化。他认为，取消国家领导人任期限制意味着原有集体领导机制被削弱，个人权力进一步集中，并可能导致长期执政甚至终身执政的局面。

惠汝涛还谈到中国当前面临的一些社会和经济挑战，包括人口下降、人口老龄化加快、地方债务压力、房地产市场低迷以及青年就业困难等问题。他认为，在当前政治体制下，这些问题正在不断积累，并对中国社会发展造成长期影响。他在发言中表示，中国要摆脱目前的困境，必须得出现根本性的政治变化。

参与活动的何冬玲在发言中表示，宪法在现代国家中通常被视为限制公共权力、保障公民权利的重要法律框架。如果宪法的修改主要用于延续权力或强化权力集中，其原本的制度意义就会受到削弱，甚至可能沦为服务权力的工具。

张勇在讲话中回顾了中国过去几十年的政治与经济发展。他表示，在改革开放之后的一段时期，中国政治运行中曾形成领导人任期更替的惯例。他认为，2018年的宪法修改打破了这一规则，使中国政治重新走向高度集权，并被许多人视为中国政治发展的重要倒退。

在活动的交流环节中，一些参与者讨论了中国政治制度的长期发展问题。有参与者认为，中国当前面临的种种问题不仅与个别领导人有关，也与一党专政的制度结构有关。这个体制肯定是不可持续的，而习近平的出现，更是加速了中国共产政权崩溃的步伐，所以习近平也被戏称为——“总加速师”。综观当今国际局势，独裁者一个接一个倒台，与会者都表示，希望未来能够看到中国结束现有的政治体制，走向更加自由与民主的政治环境。

活动临近尾声，有一个轻松的互动环节。活动发起人李海风展示了自己宠物狗的照片，邀请现场参与者为小狗起名字，为活动增添了一些轻松气氛。

活动最后组织方表示，希望通过更多更灵活的活动形式，让更多人关注中国的政治发展、人权状况以及未来可能的社会变革。

Protests on 8th anniversary of Xi Jinping’s constitutional reform

By Guan Yongjie

Editor: Zhong Ran Proofreading: Cheng Xiaoxiao Translating: Ge Bing

Summary: On March 15, 2026, a protest was held in the San Francisco Bay Area against constitutional changes. Participants criticized the centralization of power resulting from the removal of term limits in 2018. They also discussed China’s political system and social issues and called for future political transformation and democratic development.

On the afternoon of March 15, 2026, a “protest against Xi’s constitutional revision” organized by the San Francisco branch of the China League for Democratic Rights took place in front of San Jose City Hall. A number of participants spoke and engaged in discussions.

The event aims to review the political and social impact of China’s 2018 constitutional changes and express concern about the country’s political system and human rights situation, organizers said.

Li Haifeng, the campaign’s organizer and head of the China League for Democracy and Human Rights in Northern California, opened the session. He recalled 2018, when the National People’s Congress, long considered a rubber stamp by outsiders, approved a constitutional amendment under Mr. Xi to remove term limits on the presidency. He wrote a commentary in a circle of friends at the time, lampooning Mr. Xi for fulfilling his “dream of becoming an emperor.” The speech shocked friends and provided an opportunity for a shift in his personal political views. He later moved into groups that discussed democratic freedoms after being introduced by friends. He became more concerned about China’s political system and social situation, and gradually became involved in democratic discussion groups abroad. He said there had been marked changes in the space for speech, the political environment and the social atmosphere in China over the years, and those changes had affected the lives and choices of many people.

In his speech, Mr. Li also noted that Chinese society has faced enormous pressure in recent years in the fields of the epidemic, the economic environment and employment, which he believes are closely related to the current highly centralized political system. In his speech, he expressed his dissatisfaction with China’s current political system and his hope that in the future China will be able to shed one-party rule and achieve a real political transformation.

Afterwards, Mr. Hui gave a speech. He noted that the power structure of China’s political system had changed markedly since the 2018 constitutional change. He argues that the removal of term limits on national leaders means that the old system of collective leadership is weakened, that individual power is concentrated further, and that it could lead to long-term or even lifelong rule.

Mr. Hui also spoke about the social and economic challenges facing China, including a declining population, an aging population, local debt pressures, a sluggish property market and employment difficulties for young people. He said that under the current political system, these problems are accumulating and will have a long-term impact on China’s social development. He said China’s exit from its current predicament will require fundamental political changes.

In her speech, Ms. He, who participated in the event, said the Constitution was often seen in modern countries as an important legal framework for limiting public power and protecting citizens’ rights. If constitutional changes are mainly used to perpetuate power or strengthen the concentration of power, their original institutional significance will be weakened and may even become a tool to serve power.

In his speech, Zhang Yong reviewed China’s political and economic development over the past decades. In the period after China’s reform and opening up, he says, the country’s political workings were marked by a tradition of leadership succession. He argues that the 2018 constitutional change broke that rule and brought Chinese politics back to a highly centralized state and was seen by many as an important setback for China’s political development.

During the event, some participants discussed the long-term development of China’s political system. Some participants believe that China’s current problems are not only related to individual leaders, but also to the institutional structure of one-party rule. The system is certainly unsustainable, and Mr. Xi’s emergence has accelerated the collapse of the Communist regime, so he is also nicknamed — Looking at the current international situation, one dictator after another has fallen, participants expressed hope that the future will see China end its current political system and move toward a more liberal and democratic political environment.

Towards the end of the event, there is an easy interactive session. The organizer, Li Haifeng, added some relief by showing photos of his pet dog and inviting attendees to give it a name.

The organizers said they hoped to draw more attention to China’s political development, human rights and possible future social changes through more flexible forms of events.