A protest Thursday in Beijing, with banners and burning tires on a highway overpass, was quickly shut down and cleaned up. But videos of the plumes of smoke were posted on Chinese social media, drawing attention to its anti-government message. Government censors have tried to block relevant words, but as The World’s Carol Hills reports, people are finding fresh ways to spread the message.
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