China’s internet censors have removed virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing that involved banners denouncing President Xi Jinping and the country’s COVID-19 policies.
But video footage and images shared on social media on Thursday appeared to show a defiant protest which involved the draping of two hand-painted banners with slogans criticising the Communist Party’s policies on the side of a bridge in Beijing.
The protest banners were taken down soon after they were unfurled, the man told the AFP news agency, asking to not be identified for fear of trouble from authorities. By Friday morning, Chinese social media censors had blocked posts and keywords related to the protest, including Sitong Bridge, the overpass where the slogans appeared to have been displayed.
Even phrases that referred obliquely to the protest, including the hashtag “I saw it”, returned no results by Friday afternoon., keywords like "Sitong Bridge," "Beijing banner," and "Haidian" were immediately censored on Chinese social media following the protest. That pushed netizens to use more veiled words like "warrior," "courage," "safety" to express their support.
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