5.3.2.3.3. 2022 COVID-19 protests in China (白纸运动, 白纸革命, White paper protests)
Some Reddits:
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with Winnie the Pooh:
Figure 14. White paper protesters in Beijing. Source.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAX8UO4ZQA (GitHub reupload of first segment) First segment of the video: protestors in Shanghai shouting "共产党下台，习近平下台" (CCP, get out, Xi Jinping, get out). Reuploaded from: https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/shanghai_protestors_calling_for_the_end_of_xi/ which already had it cut. Clearly visible shop signs on the back: "Jasmine Cashemire", "Biu Biu". Possible address according to Apple Maps: Nanjing West Road 1678. https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/comment/ixy66n9/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 says https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/comment/ixy66n9/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 "Urumqi Middle Road".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4355hLtSg (GitHub reupload) Lady makes a spontaneous speech about Censorship (审查) during protests in Chengdu (成都市). Source from The Great Translation Movement (大翻译运动官方推号): https://twitter.com/TGTM_Official/status/1598290936500342784[. Also discussed on r/China Reddit sub:https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/zb1giv/chengdu_western_china_a_lady_giving_a_speech_in/[]. The melodramatic background music greatly weakens the video, it is a bit on the same lines as Little pink explains the difference between the American dream and the Chinese dream, though now on the opposing side. Chinese-style propaganda to fight Chinese-style propaganda I guess.
Key part of speech, transcript copied from this The Epoch Times (明慧网, Falun Gong media) page: https://test.qycz.org/a/202212/n16293244/web/
我一直非常愤怒的一点是，为什么我们说一句实话……我这两天，我在微信、我在抖音，我都在发，但是我所有的朋友都来劝我说‘小心’，‘小心被抓进去，这一抓就是要坐几年（牢）
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWzD3oprW_M (GitHub reupload) Students shout Democracy, Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression (清华大学学生们：民主法治，表达自由) and at Tsinghua University, Bejing. Discussed on r/China Reddit sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5vq5u/tsinghua_university_students_call_for_democracy/[. A Pincong (品葱, uncensored forum) post supporting the slogan: https://pincong.rocks/article/50818.
Some Reddits:
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with Winnie the Pooh:
Figure 14. White paper protesters in Beijing. Source.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAX8UO4ZQA (GitHub reupload of first segment) First segment of the video: protestors in Shanghai shouting "共产党下台，习近平下台" (CCP, get out, Xi Jinping, get out). Reuploaded from: https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/shanghai_protestors_calling_for_the_end_of_xi/ which already had it cut. Clearly visible shop signs on the back: "Jasmine Cashemire", "Biu Biu". Possible address according to Apple Maps: Nanjing West Road 1678. https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/comment/ixy66n9/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 says https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5fpat/comment/ixy66n9/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 "Urumqi Middle Road".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4355hLtSg (GitHub reupload) Lady makes a spontaneous speech about Censorship (审查) during protests in Chengdu (成都市). Source from The Great Translation Movement (大翻译运动官方推号): https://twitter.com/TGTM_Official/status/1598290936500342784[. Also discussed on r/China Reddit sub:https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/zb1giv/chengdu_western_china_a_lady_giving_a_speech_in/[]. The melodramatic background music greatly weakens the video, it is a bit on the same lines as Little pink explains the difference between the American dream and the Chinese dream, though now on the opposing side. Chinese-style propaganda to fight Chinese-style propaganda I guess.
Key part of speech, transcript copied from this The Epoch Times (明慧网, Falun Gong media) page: https://test.qycz.org/a/202212/n16293244/web/
我一直非常愤怒的一点是，为什么我们说一句实话……我这两天，我在微信、我在抖音，我都在发，但是我所有的朋友都来劝我说‘小心’，‘小心被抓进去，这一抓就是要坐几年（牢）
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWzD3oprW_M (GitHub reupload) Students shout Democracy, Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression (清华大学学生们：民主法治，表达自由) and at Tsinghua University, Bejing. Discussed on r/China Reddit sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/z5vq5u/tsinghua_university_students_call_for_democracy/[. A Pincong (品葱, uncensored forum) post supporting the slogan: https://pincong.rocks/article/50818.