The trigger for action among Chinese students abroad was a display of banners on a flyover in Beijing last month. Their red slogans challenged pandemic restrictions and Xi Jinping
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskDuring the past month other Chinese students on Western campuses have been making similar discoveries. They have been meeting in chat groups on Telegram, a messaging app, and organising protests against their government. This has mainly involved putting up posters like the ones Ming uploaded for the workshop and posting pictures of them to Instagram, a video- and photo-sharing app.
Among Chinese students abroad, control has proved far more difficult. Many of the posters that began to appear on Western campuses repeated the slogans that the protester in Beijing had used. They were put up by individuals, acting without direction from any organisation, according to several people involved. The students often wore disguises or operated at night. Even when they responded to online calls to join a demonstration, they usually did so with their faces covered.
On campuses abroad, much still works in the party’s favour. The only student organisations that have widespread reach among mainland Chinese at Western universities are the Chinese Students and Scholars Associations . These have close ties with Chinese diplomatic missions and help to propagate the party’s views. Some Chinese are wary of theThe party’s views are also spread on WeChat, an omnipurpose app that Chinese students use for messaging and sharing news reports.
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