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China’s state-run TV broadcast of ‘V for Vendetta’ shocks viewers
China’s state-run television network shocked viewers by broadcasting “V for Vendetta”, an anarchist-themed film showing an uprising against an authoritarian government. Chinese Internet users expressed surprise after watching the broadcast, circulating subversive lines from the movie including: “The people should not be afraid of the government, the government should be…
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