Sensitive Words: Explosion, Witch Hunts, Lin Zhao

Sensitive Words: Explosion, Witch Hunts, Lin Zhao

As of May 1, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

林昭墓山路被封

Lin Zhao’s grave was blocked. (Jiang Chun 江湻/Weibo)

Explosions, Demolitions

 

Tigers and Flies

More potential victims of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, which some say looks more like a “political witch hunt.”

 

Lin Zhao

Lin Zhao was executed on April 29, 1968 for speaking out against the Chinese Communist Party, which she had once been devoted to. Weibo user Jiang Chun (江湻) writes that Lin’s grave is blocked:

江湻: Mountain Path to Lin Zhao’s Grave Blocked–On the afternoon of April 30, as Mr. Zhu Chengzhi was going to Lin Zhao’s grave to leave flowers and perform rites, he found the mountain road blocked by a locked iron gate. Brother Zhu protested in front of the gate! Why do millions of soldiers and police fear a helpless woman who died for her cause 46 years ago?! I ask netizens who are in the area to watch for the safety of Mr. Zhu and others!

【林昭墓山路被封锁】4月30日下午,朱承志先生去林昭墓献花祭奠,上山路已经被铁门锁住,朱大哥在铁门前抗议!——几百万军警,为何害怕一个殉难46年的弱女子?!请当地网友关注朱先生等人的安危! [Chinese Source]

Other search terms related to Lin Zhao were blocked as of April 28.

  • 林昭+无罪 Lin Zhao+innocent
  • 林昭+苏州祭奠 Lin Zhao+Suzhou memorial ceremony

 

No Love for Mao

  • Mao+beat the body of the dead (毛+鞭尸)
  • Mao+zombie (毛+僵尸)
  • Mao+butcher (毛+屠夫)
  • Mao+massacre (毛+屠杀)
  • cured meat+mausoleum (腊肉+纪念馆)


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All Chinese-language words are tested using simplified characters. The same terms in traditional characters occasionally return different results.

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