![]() ![]() As the Chinese government’s surveillance capability grows, activists are forced to become tech experts to avoid being monitored. But many of these young people lack the technical knowledge to protect themselves when organizing or participating in public events. ![]() ![]() According to a Twitter account that’s been following what’s happened with the protesters, over 20 people have been detained in Beijing since December 18, four of them formally charged with the crime of “picking quarrels.” As the Wall Street Journal has reported, many of those arrested have been young women.įor the younger generation in China, the movement last year was an introduction to participating in civil disobedience. While action happened in many Chinese cities, it’s the Beijing police who have been consistently making new arrests, as recently as mid-January. On a wholly different note, I’ve been preoccupied by the many Chinese individuals who remain in police custody after going into the streets in Beijing late last year to protest zero-covid policies. ![]()
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