Chinese Citizens Evade Internet Censors to Remember Liu Xiaobo
To evade censors who were patrolling the internet for uses of Mr. Liu’s name, some users instead referred to him
as "Wang Xiaobo," or "Teacher Liu." The censors were quick to react, blocking searches of several code words.
Mr. Liu’s famous phrase — "I have no enemies and no hatred" — was widely quoted among his admirers in the hours after his death.
Still, Mr. Liu’s admirers found creative ways around the controls, using code words, videos
and photographs to show solidarity and to criticize the government’s treatment of China’s only Nobel Peace laureate.
By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZJULY 14, 2017
BEIJING — The death on Thursday of China’s most prominent political prisoner, Liu Xiaobo,
set off a frenzied effort by government censors to block discussion of his legacy online.
None of the police who monitored, arrested and interrogated me, none of the prosecutors who indicted me,
and none of the judges who judged me are my enemies," Mr. Liu wrote in a prepared statement in 2009.
WeChat wrote that The heavens are also moved.
As censors sprung into action after Mr. Liu’s death, internet users found creative means to convey their opinions.
Here’s a look at the reaction: When a thunderstorm erupted over Beijing shortly after Mr. Liu’s death, internet users embraced the imagery.
