Chinese President Xi Jinping insult in Sydney street sparks tense stand-off

A fearless activist provoked a furious reaction at a Sydney shopping centre after carrying a crude sign which read ‘F*** Xi Jinping’ through a busy Asian market.

Drew Pavlou, 20, enraged an angry mob with the obscene message to the Chinese  President at Eastwood in Sydney’s north-west.

As he and a friend were circled by a gang of locals screaming abuse at them, the stunt threatened to spiral out of control, and Pavlou had to be protected by police.

At one stage one of the locals grappled with Mr Pavlou’s sidekick, who was filming the tense showdown, with the stand-off caught on camera by another bystander.