這次中國白紙革命的外媒報導紀錄串:

"Beijing has been relying largely on domestically developed vaccines with a lower efficacy than mRNA shots. Meanwhile, frequent lockdowns have kept businesses closed and pushed up youth unemployment, with China now facing its worst slowdown in decades.

Wary of the high stakes, China’s top leadership earlier this month unveiled plans to “optimize and adjust” the policy to rescue the economy. However, local officials across the country doubled down on restrictions when cases started to rise recently."

wsj.com/articles/chinese-prote

路透社的報導相對帶點距離:

"During the weekend, protesters in cities including Wuhan and Lanzhou overturned COVID testing facilities, while students gathered on campuses across China in actions that were sparked by anger over an apartment fire late last week in the far western city of Urumqi that killed 10 people."

reuters.com/world/china/china-

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有記者被毆打的BBC這次直白很多:

"For a political organisation with no greater priority than remaining in power, this is as big a challenge as they come.

The government appears to have drastically underestimated growing discontent towards the zero-Covid approach - a policy inextricably linked to Mr Xi, who recently pledged there would be no swerving from the policy."

bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-

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向來左傾的紐約時報這篇動用四名記者並附有照片與各地抗議影片:

“Later we shouted, ‘No nucleic acid tests, we want freedom’ and ‘No to health codes,’” she said. “I felt like finally I could say what I’ve wanted to say.”

nytimes.com/2022/11/27/world/a

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澳廣特別作了一段兩分鐘訪問:

"It was unclear why they were so far away, but some said fire engines were blocked by pandemic-control barriers or by cars stranded after their owners were put in quarantine."

abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/chi

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CNN則是把烏魯木齊火警影片放開頭, 四通橋掛橫幅影片放結尾, 串聯起中國疫情下的反抗動靜:

"Meanwhile, hopes that Beijing might be signaling a slight softening of its zero-Covid approach – after minor relaxations in some quarantine requirements – are beginning to fade amid an uptick in cases as China heads into its fourth winter of the pandemic..

The government appears to have drastically underestimated growing discontent towards the zero-Covid approach - a policy inextricably linked to Mr Xi, who recently pledged there would be no swerving from the policy."

cnn.com/2022/11/26/asia/xinjia

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台灣的中央社除了有把發生抗議的七個主要城市標記出來外, 也找出了白紙運動的起始點:

"一段流傳甚廣、據稱為昨晚所拍但無法獨立查證的影片顯示,一名女子獨自站在南京中國傳媒大學台階上,手拿一張紙,後來一名身分不明男子走入現場搶走它。

其他圖像顯示,隨後有其他數十人拿著白紙走上大學台階,他們用手機的手電筒照亮夜空。

後來可以見到一名男子斥責抗議人群。在路透社所看到的影片裡他說道:「有一天你們會為你們今天的所作所為付出代價。」

人群中有人喊道:「國家也必須為它所做的事付出代價。」"

cna.com.tw/news/acn/2022112702

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美聯社的照片表現很鳥:

"In a possible attempt to placate the public, authorities on Saturday announced they had achieved “societal zero-COVID” and restrictions in Urumqi and Korla would be relaxed. The government said taxi, railway, bus and other public services that had been suspended for weeks would resume. State-owned China Southern Airlines announced it would resume flights from Urumqi to four Chinese cities starting Monday."

apnews.com/article/taiwan-heal

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自由時報則是從推特找材料:

"前英國廣播公司《BBC》駐香港記者吳若珊週日在推特分享一份由網友整理的學校名單,顯示烏魯木齊慘劇消息曝光的25日開始,截至27日上午的短短3天內,中國已有50多所大學出現學生抗議行動,當中不乏排名頂尖的名校,學生紛紛挺身表達對封控的憤怒、對自由的追求以及對受害者的哀悼。"

news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/bre

順手補YouTube上不知真假的中國各大學抗議影片合輯:

youtu.be/t_th_0N08a0

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衛報則是將這波抗議風潮定位為公民不服從運動:

“The people here aren’t violent, but the police are arresting them for no reason. They tried to grab me but the people all around me grabbed my arms so hard and pulled me back so I could escape.”

theguardian.com/world/2022/nov

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順手補:

"公民是源自上古時代的城邦。並不是每一個住在城邦的人,都是公民,城邦裡面有很多「居民」,他可以是一些流浪的旅人,或者是依附的人,或者奴隸,這些都是居民,但不是公民。

公民與其他居民的分別,在於城邦受到威脅時,需要自備武器盔甲去出戰,也只有負擔起武器盔甲的人,才能夠成為公民。

每個城邦對公民的義務和權利定義不一樣,但基本上「你能負起義務」是成為公民的基礎,如果你無力去參戰,沒有錢去負擔起武器盔甲,那就自然不能成為公民,不能享有公民的權利。

你參戰,所以你有權投票,很簡單,因為城邦需要你的戰力,而城邦的政策又影響到你在戰場上的生死,投票權就順理成章的產生。
公民是古代城邦形成戰力的要素,權利是令城邦能保衛自己的原因。政治與軍事權力和義務是雙生的。

東方的百姓,只等於西方的奴隸,或者現代一點的說法,「納稅人」,他們在社會的主要地位就是納稅服役,提供勞動力和物質財富。而他們的權利呢?不太有,勉強就只是弄出法律令他們不要互相殘殺得太離譜。他們不擁有政治權力,也不是土地的主人,自然地,他們也不太認為對於王朝有任何責任,只是沒有機會,但一旦機會來了就會樂意推翻統治者。而且將所有責任推到統治者頭上,把他們全家殺光。

這種「無責任」是百姓的特徵,而無責任源自無權利,而公民則汪重責任與權利的均等,成為百姓是被迫的,成為公民是自願的。所以百姓與公民根本是兩種不同的東西,"

facebook.com/KowloonEmpire/pos

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武漢大學特有種:

"校方傳出因應最新防疫政策,研擬恢復實體教學,同時也允許學生返鄉但卻未提及期末考日期、因應方式,學生不滿校方踢皮球遲遲未回應相關質疑,昨集體包圍行政大樓抗議,「推特」流傳,學生們互相要求不喊「政治口號、不拿白紙」,他們口號為「回應訴求、自願返鄉、訊息透明、政策公開」。

校方黨政辦、老師代表一度要求與1至兩名學生代表協商,但遭學生反對,最後由100多名學生進行協商並達多項決議,包含返鄉學生可選擇考試、上課方式;校內設施逐漸開放以利留校學生;不追究學生責任等。"

news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/bre

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靠抗議掙來的解封:

"Given that China’s leaders were already seeking a way to exit zero-Covid measures, the protests became a way to justify the pivot, said the University of Chicago’s Mr. Yang. They now need to focus on getting more of China’s large elderly population vaccinated, he said"

wsj.com/articles/china-scraps-

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