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What’s in an Eye-roll?

When Liang Xiangyi’s vigorous eye-roll at a fellow reporter’s rambling, obsequious, and apparently scripted question was captured in a live broadcast from a press conference at this month’s Two Sessions political assemblies, the moment exploded across Chinese social media with a torrent of tribute memes, and heavy censorship not far behind. A leaked directive warned on March 13 that "all media personnel are prohibited from discussing the Two