Security has violently dispersed Chinese protesters after they attempted to storm a bank that froze their accounts in April.

On Sunday, hundreds of Chinese protesters, some of whom have been denied access to their life savings, were seen attempting to storm a Bank of China in Zhengzhou in the Henan province.

“Henan banks, return my savings!” some protesters screamed.

“Against the corruption and violence of the Henan government,” a banner brought to the protest read.

Police soon arrived and dispersed the crowd.

According to CNN Business, protesters told reporters that protesters began arriving as early as 4 am to avoid authorities who are still implementing authoritarian COVID lockdown measures.

At a separate demonstration in the Shandong protests, one protester said the security guards viciously beat protesters who merely wanted money that belonged to them, adding that she was shocked by the display of force.

“I did not expect them to be so violent and shameless this time. There was no communication, no warning before they brutally dispersed us,” said one protester.

“Why would government employees beat us up? We’re only ordinary people asking for our deposits back, we did nothing wrong.”

Of course, freezing bank accounts is par for the course in Communist China, where the government utilizes bank freezing to drive compliance with laws and the broader social credit score system.

However, following the invocation of the Emergencies Act by PM Justin Trudeau, as well as other actions that leaders in Europe have taken, some are concerned about the possible “Chinafication” of Europe, as well as parts of North America and have suggested social credit scores and bank account freezes may become more common.