I & @amy_changchien talked to young overseas Chinese who put up anti-Xi slogans on 200+ campuses in 20+ countries. This generation, growing up under Xi's rule, had little idea how to fight against authoritarian and was trapped in political depression. (1
nytimes.com/live/2022/10/2…
nytimes.com/live/2022/10/2…
A rare Beijing protest #四通桥 inspired them, showing "there are ways to fight" despite no hope for institutional change. It came with risk, as other overseas Chinese students — the majority were nationalists — could harass them. However, many still overcame the fear. (2
The movement gained traction after those posters were collected and shared by pro-democracy Instagram accounts run by anonymous volunteers, mostly Chinese citizens living abroad.
“A brave man should have an echo,” one of the groups, @CitizensDailyCN, posted online. (3
“A brave man should have an echo,” one of the groups, @CitizensDailyCN, posted online. (3
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