Half the town on any given day is wearing white. While Wang Dan may have been going for a 'subtle gesture of protest,' it's possible the 'wear white day' idea was a little too subtle. Kind of like: "If you wish to honor the memory of the Tiananmen dead,... ...full story at Granite Studio
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Protest in Tiananmen Square »
YouTube video Three American Christians protest against China's population control policies in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
The three Americans, who said they were Protestant and Roman Catholic, shouted denunciations of Chinese policies on family size and... |
| 10 Jun 09 |
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Notes from a non-anniversary: The scene from the Square on Thursday morning » Granite Studio Half the town on any given day is wearing white. While Wang Dan may have been going for a 'subtle gesture of protest,' it's possible the 'wear white day' idea was a little too subtle. Kind of like: "If you wish to honor the memory of the Tiananmen dead,... |
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Wearing white on Thursday » Shanghaiist White is a traditional color of mourning in China, and a grassroots movement is encouraging people to wear white this Thursday, June 4. Censors are cracking down hard on any non-harmonious behavior before the upcoming 20 year anniversary of... you know.... |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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China: More foreigners protest, aided by 2.0 tools » Global Voices Saturday saw another Free Tibet protest in Beijing, this time right from the middle of Tiananmen square. Qik.com vlogger noneck was at the scene to live-stream the protest, but that's not all that's going on right now.. |
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Scene at the Tiananmen this morning » Shanghaiist Today is China's 58th National Day. Thousands braved the rain this morning at the Tiananmen Square for the flag-raising ceremony. From what they're wearing, it looks like the weather up north has turned cold already. Also looks like it's mostly youngsters... |
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Relief comes in a white box » People's Daily Wang Fushan yesterday gave a big thumbs-up to the "white box" built in a cornfield next to his current home - a tent in the town of Jiulong, in the mountainous city of Mianzhu. The box is actually a lavatory - a simple cube over a 2-m de ... |
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