On October 13, Peng Lifa unfurled two banners on a bridge in Beijing calling for freedom for his compatriots. And in so doing unleashes a storm that even the Chinese censorship is no longer able to contain.
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Leah Sahay
How the protests will end, with the outrageous provocation against Beijing, which thousands in China dared to provoke at the weekend, is hard to say. But if you’re looking for a beginning, the first spark of a movement unlike anything China has seen in 30 years, October 13 could be the day.