The banners unfurled on the Sitong Bridge in Beijing, calling for the ouster of Chinese leader Xi Jinping just days before he would secure a historic third term, are inspiring similar actions in other countries to protest the Chinese government.
Authorities moved fast when a daring lone demonstrator disguised as a construction worker draped two white banners over a busy Beijing overpass in October, their message calling for the ouster of Chinese leader Xi Jinping just days before he would secure a historic third term.The protester was immediately detained and the banners pulled down.
nascent political awakening has surprised both human rights advocates and the demonstrators themselves. It builds on protest movements that came before, from the pro-democracy student ralliesOne 23-year-old woman had just arrived in London for a graduate program when she saw news about the Sitong Bridge banners. Prompted by Instagram posts showing signs hung by students in the United States, she printed fliers late at night and put them up around her school.
was in tears. “Even though there weren’t many people, when you shout out loud, you can feel the courage between everyone, and it makes you less afraid.”posters with those slogans on their campuses or airdropping fliers to strangers in public places — what activists called a “poster movement.” In recent weeks, these isolated actions have begun to coalesce as supporters
“It’s very similar to our generation when we went to Tiananmen Square, at first very cautiously, and then you realize you are not alone,” said Fengsuo Zhou, a former leader of thoseThe demonstrations reveal the frustration andrestrictions, its slowing economy and their shrinking job prospects. ManyJoe Zhang, a 23-year-old student from Zhengzhou, is in Berlin helping to organize this weekend’s event.
The Chinese protesters are also building on approaches honed on the mainland under tight censorship, including what’s known as a
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