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“Patriotic” South China Sea Protests Condemned

Following an international tribunal’s ruling against China’s claims in the South China Sea, several small scale protests against the decision have sprung up throughout China. While authorities have in the past tolerated—or even encouraged—public displays of nationalistic protest, they are now taking efforts to limit demonstrations, ordering the deletion of related information on the internet or instating “wartime stability