Published: October 14th, 2022,
Last updated: October 14th, 2022
His arrest was certain and he probably knew what would happen. The consequences will be severe. And yet one man decided to make a public protest in tightly guarded Beijing – right before the CP Congress. He attached several large system-critical banners to the site of the Sitong Bridge, in full view of passers-by. Police officers removed the writings shortly after and arrested the man. However, numerous videos and pictures had already spread on the Internet. Fabian Kretschmer describes the courageous action and visited the scene. He promptly clashed with the police, too.