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Protest symbol: blank white paper

White paper as a symbol at the protest in Beijing on Sunday.
How do you protest in a country where protesting is basically forbidden? In a country where hashtags and search keywords are being blocked within a few hours? The Chinese solve the problem with creativity and irony: with a blank white sheet of paper.
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Michael Radunski
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Be it in Beijing or Shanghai, Chengdu, Dali or Wuhan; be it the demand for Xi Jinping’s resignation, elections and freedom of expression or simply the end of zero-Covid – the protesters of the past few days in China have one thing in common: They hold a blank, white sheet of paper in their hands (China.Table reported).

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