Chinese political slogans spark graffiti free-for-all on east London wall
After artists painted 24 bold red characters in Brick Lane, other people began to add their thoughts – until the council stepped in
It began with a group of artists and a propaganda slogan: 24 Chinese characters painted in bold red, stretching nearly 100 metres along Brick Lane in London’s East End.
But over the weekend, the Chinese government slogan promoting – ironically or not – the country’s “socialist core values” was swiftly transformed into a forum scrutinising Xi Jinping’s communist rule after garnering attention on social media.
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