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The biggest protests in China since Tiananmen

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This week, streets across China filled with angry protesters. Some held blank pieces of paper instead of signs to protest censorship. Others chanted down with Xi Jinping. They're the most significant protest China has seen for 30 years according to analysts. But how have they happened under the surveillance regime of the state? And what do they mean for the future of the Chinese Communist Party and Fujitian Ping and the China that he's trying to shake? Today, journalist Louisa Lim, on the protest igniting across China, despite the shadow of Tiananmen.

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