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Women Led the Largest Protests in China in Decades

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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

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