A wall on London’s famous Brick Lane became the canvas for supporters and opponents of China’s authorities, with graffiti echoing the regime’s propaganda immediately covered by anti-Beijing slogans.
Residents on the east London street, well known for its street-art, woke up on Sunday to find a whitewashed wall overlaid with red Chinese characters outlining the 12 “core socialist values” at the heart of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda.
These values, defined by the CCP, include “prosperity”, “patriotism” and “harmony”, “democracy”, “equality”, “freedom” and “the rule of law”.
“I think it did get covered up too quickly,” local artist Russell Shaw Higgs told AFP.
“Yesterday was very interesting because many people came and responded with counter graffiti and it became a literal conversation on the walls, which is what it should be,” he added.
On Instagram, an art student said he was the author of the original graffiti, but denied any political message and denounced the threats he had received in recent days.
Jeff Bridges, 73, returning for Tron: Ares nearly 42 YEARS after original Disney sci
Woodgrove shopping centre, Melton: Families flee machete
Lottery, gambling bill heads to Alabama legislative conference committee for negotiations
Woman pleads guilty for role in 4 slayings stemming from custody dispute, sentenced to life
Who is Humza Yousaf's wife Nadia El
Ludvig Aberg backs up the hype, finishes 2nd at the Masters in his first major
Ukraine prime minister calls for more investment in war
Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season
Mel Gibson sports an arm sling following shoulder injury as he attends a coffee meeting in Malibu
Visa fees for international artists to tour in US shot up 250% in April
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
US files 2nd labor complaint after Mexico refuses to act on union