I am frankly more concerned, however, about the fate of the lonely protester. We can confidently predict that some high-placed police commissioners will be fired or even arrested for “corruption,” the usual charge against officers who incur the wrath of the Party. Now, the police has recruited (and paid) volunteer “bridge-watchers” for all Beijing bridges. All this notwithstanding, our man managed to hang protest banners, not a common occurrence in Beijing. Some described the security measures as historically unprecedented. In preparation of the 20th Congress, the city was tightly controlled by the police. We want elections, not a Great Leader.” The other banner called for a boycott of courses (which may indicate that the man is a student of nearby Renmin University) and strikes.įor those who were not in Beijing last week, the enormity of what happened may be lost. We want freedom, not lockdowns and controls. One banner read: “We want food, not PCR tests. He (I write “He” because a man has been arrested) is the brave Beijing citizen who, on the eve of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, managed to hang on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge two banners with anti-Xi-Jinping slogans. From Twitter.įrom October 13, we have an anonymous hero. Will he share the fate of the “Ink Girl” -or her father?īy Hu Zimo The banners on Sitong Bridge. A brave citizen fooled the police and managed to hang protest banners on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge on the eve of the 20th Congress.
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