Women Led the Largest Protests in China in Decades
Women were at the forefront of protests against China's "zero-Covid" policies. Dr. Leta Hong Fincher traces their work to the fight of feminist groups in the country.
Women Led the Largest Protests in China in Decades Skip to Content Fashion Beauty Shopping Celebrity Culture Weddings More NOEL CELIS // Getty Images 6 min read Outside a student cafeteria at the elite Tsinghua University, alma mater of China’s ruler Xi Jinping, a lone woman silently held up a blank sheet of paper, a symbol of censorship in what many are now calling the “white paper revolution.” Plainclothes agents tried to convince her to move, but she stood her ground as more young women joined her until a large crowd had gathered. “If I let fear of punishment keep me from speaking out … as
Explore this link on the map →related reading
- The Uprising in China – Spectre Journalspectrejournal.com
- World Report 2020: China | Human Rights Watchhrw.org
- One year after protests shook China, participants ponder the meaning of the brief flare of defiance | AP Newsapnews.com
- Biopolitical Binaries (or How Not to Read the Chinese Protests)madeinchinajournal.com
- The Poster Movement: A lonely protest in Beijing echoed by politically awakening Chinese students overseas | Archives | dailycal.orgdailycal.org
- America Against China Against America - by Jasmine Sunjasmi.news
- You Are Not The One - Chinese Dating Dystopiaterminaldrift.substack.com
- A Teacher in China Learns the Limits of Free Expression | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
- My Experience Living and Working in China, Part I | Frank’s Ramblingsfrankzliu.com
- 2023 letter | Dan Wangdanwang.co
- Propaganda in China - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Just in: China gives Yundi Li a second chance - Slippediscslippedisc.com