The Discontent Is Growing in China, As Thousands of Customers Have Had Their Bank Assets Frozen.

Protesters want $6 billion in deposits unfrozen.

“Henan banks return my deposits.”

Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday in front of a branch of the Central Bank of China, in Zhengzhou, the capital of the Henan region.

At issue: a suspension of bank withdrawals, effective April 2022 in the four banks of Henan, which prevents hundreds of thousands of people from accessing their savings.

A dramatic sit…