Why China censored photo of two athletes hugging
A photograph of two female athletes hugging after a race appears to have been censored by social media in China after making a reference to a dark incident in the country’s history.
However, as the pair stood together, Lin, who was running in lane four, and Wu, who was in lane six, formed the number 64 with numbers attached to their hips. That day, peaceful demonstration for democracy turned deadly when hundreds of people were shot dead after troops stormed the streets and opened fire.In the decades since, references to the massacre and the protests that preceded remain widely censored on the internet in China.Source: AFP
After protesting the decision, Wu was allowed to run and placed second. However, she was later disqualified following a review.“I am very sorry that I was disqualified due to a false start,” Wu wrote on social media.The race took place on October 1, China’s National Day. Picture: William West/AFPThree decades on from the Tiananmen Square massacre, demonstrations still take place to mark the incident.
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