The Reaction of the Crowds to the Xi Jinping Parade

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Tiananmen Square is a haunted place, but today it could have been like a parade at Disneyland. It was all kind of the sunny Disney version of Communist glory. I think it fits into a story that China wants the world to hear," he says.

As at the founding of the People’s Republic, the 70th anniversary featured a tightly controlled parade bristling with the country’s latest military kit. That marks a sharp contrast to the growing chaos in Hong Kong, where a protest spirit has sparked new art, and an impromptu anthem. And, we ask if hot-desking costs employees more than companies are saving.