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China Protests: Twitter Coverage Part 2

How will the government respond?

Nov 27, 2022
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David Rennie 任大伟 @DSORennie
Police arrived at peaceful Covid protest in Beijing, on Liangma river. Candles being lit. Earlier, chants in honour of dead in recent fire in Urumqi,and “Shanghai police let them go”- reference to arrests today
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1:27 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
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A thread.

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Alex From Xinjiang @xinjiangalex
Urumqi citizens are singing the national anthem in front of the police which is their way to express anger and frustration. For many ppl in Xinjiang, it’s gonna be a sleepless night.
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Alex From Xinjiang @xinjiangalex
A fire accident took place in Xinjiang’s Urumqi city, 10 died&9 injured. State media claimed that the site was a “low risk area” where ppl could leave the building freely. However, it has caused public outcry. Many ppl who’ve been stuck at home for months questioned the stmt. https://t.co/aMCnICi6li
3:58 PM ∙ Nov 25, 2022
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Bryan Cheong @bryancsk
The March of the Volunteers, before it became the national anthem, was written specifically for mass singing in the streets by crowds.
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Alex From Xinjiang @xinjiangalex
Urumqi citizens are singing the national anthem in front of the police which is their way to express anger and frustration. For many ppl in Xinjiang, it’s gonna be a sleepless night. https://t.co/8OKUXEvUUh https://t.co/tNZHJBNzzU
4:48 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
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People forget just how hardcore the lyrics are:

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Yasheng Huang 黄亚生 @YashengHuang
Protests are rare in China because there is no coordination mechanism. In other societies religion, NGOs, and technology serve that coordinating function. One folly of COVIDZero is that it supplies a coordination mechanism across regions and socioeconomic classes. Irony is rich.
3:13 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
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David Tobin @ReasonablyRagin
Urumchi is not Zhengzhou. I lived there for several years, observing and interviewing around many protests. I want to add some overlooked background to #UrumqiProtest conversation. Many dominant voices on the subject have never been there. 🧵 #Xinjiang #ZeroCovidChina #Uyghurs
1:48 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
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Jordan Schneider @jordanschnyc
Speeches of Xi’s dad saying that officials have to listen to the voice of the people going viral in response to the Urumqi fire
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1:25 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
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A bit of levity

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Jordan Schneider @jordanschnyc
Viral WeChat video of fans celebrating at the World Cup behind audio of someone screaming at people to put on their masks
1:50 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
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“those born after 2000 celebrating the end of COVID”

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Ariella
Nov 29, 2022

The Jason Zhou’s newsletter looks interesting but it's invite-only, is there a way I can get an invite? 🤔

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