‘It’s the First Time I’ve Seen This in China’

Protesters shout slogans during a protest on November 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)

On the ground in Shanghai, where young people, born after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, are fed up and fighting back against the CCP.

By Simon Leplatre

12.01.22 — International

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SHANGHAI — On Saturday night, the center of Shanghai was teeming with young people in bars drinking and watching the World Cup on wide-screen televisions. They were rooting for Argentina, which was facing off against Mexico. (The Chinese love Lionel Messi, Argentina’s star striker.)

Then, something happened.

The message started to spread—mostly on Wechat…

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