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The press review: China, the anguish of the blank page

On each of the images reported by the press, there is this sheet, brandished with one or both hands. Symbol of all Chinese anger, this leaf, by dint of being waved by protesters, blows over Shanghai”an unprecedented wind of freedom” (The world.)

In this country where the police can seize phones to verify that there are no applications installed there that allow them to circumvent censorship, in this China, we now hear slogans like “Xi JinPing, resignation” or “Stop the presidency for life”, reports the French newspaper.

“Where will this white paper revolution end?” asks de Tijd.

If nothing happens, the dispute could end, analyzes the economic newspaper, especially since the signals sent by the authorities suggest a possible easing of health measures. Only now rabies in China is no longer just about sanitary measures. HASInitially, it was China’s zero covid policy that generated the frustration. From now on, it’s a Tien An-Men-worthy uprising shaking up the Middle Kingdom. For the first time since 1989, writes L’Echo, the policy pursued by the Chinese Communist Party has been openly contested.

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