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Halloween in Shanghai was interesting this year, as a fair number of young people chose to wear costumes that delivered not-very-subtle insults to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, including dictator Xi Jinping.
“It’s a form of political deconstruction. It’s a bit like toad worship,” said another. “Things are so tense in China right now. In Taiwan, politicians all appear on talk shows, but in China, we have to rely on such things for our deconstruction.”to fans of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who had a predilection for wearing huge, black-rimmed glasses and pants hoisted high above his waist, leading to his playful caricature as a cartoon toad.
Everyone who spoke with RFA about the Halloween costumes insisted on anonymity, as they feared reprisals from their authoritarian government if they went on the record. One former resident suggested this year’s Halloween costume festivals were especially provocative because so many young people who left Shanghai for school or business have returned to find it more oppressive than they remembered.
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