Protests erupted against 'rogue state' China and its leader Xi Jinping who is set to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand today.

The demonstrators marched in front of Bangkok's Central World Mall on November 16, wearing Winnie the Pooh bear costumes as they slammed the 'genocidal' state's 'One China Policy'.

The beloved cartoon character has been censored in notoriously authoritarian anti-free speech China after locals used him to poke fun at their president.

Officers later arrived and a brief clash ensued before the protesters were escorted out of the premises near the Kempinski Hotel, where Hong Kong delegates were said to be staying for the APEC meeting.

Chinese media said Xi Jinping is headed to Bangkok from Indonesia on November 17.

Thailand will be hosting the APEC summit this year, with world leaders gathering at Bangkok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Center between November 18 to 19.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) stated that China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang had lead to the 'United States and several other foreign governments' branding China's actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.

The United Nations human rights office warned that the actions could 'constitute crimes against humanity'.