Published: November 30th, 2022,
Last updated: November 30th, 2022
How can one voice one’s anger in a highly censored environment? What form of protest can one choose in a world where even city names are erased from the Internet and historical events from the collective memory? The people currently taking to the streets in China have found a weapon that is as simple as it is brilliant: A white sheet of paper. „The white paper stands for everything we want to say but can’t,“ explained a young protester in Beijing on Monday. What is great about it is that, unlike flowers or yellow umbrellas, almost everyone has white paper around the house. Banning it would be like fighting windmills.