Revellers in the city poked fun at the authorities with their costumes, dressing up as Covid prevention workers, surveillance cameras and China’s falling stock market, or even Winnie-the-Pooh, reported theguardian.com Nov 1. The Lu Xun impersonator was stated to have carried a sign that said: “Studying medicine cannot save the Chinese” – a Lu Xun quote – and recited one of the author’s famous sayings: “Those who can do things, do things. Those who can speak out, speak out.”Police moved him off the street shortly afterwards, the report said. Shanghai had endured a particularly severe lockdown, with millions of residents largely confined to their homes for three months in 2022. The costume was seen as an oblique reference to Li Keqiang, China’s former premier, who died on Friday (Oct 27).

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2023 21:31 UTC