Chinese censorship invades the U.S. via WeChat
Jeanne Whalen, The Washington Post
Jan. 7, 2021
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1of3Zhou Fengsuo, an organizer in the Tiananmen Square protests who came to the United States in 1995, supports the Trump administration s effort to ban the app WeChat.photo for The Washington Post by Bryan Anselm.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Zhou Fengsuo s colleague, Ouyang Ruoyu, left, has also had his posts censored on the app WeChat and supports a U.S. ban.photo for The Washington Post by Bryan Anselm.Show MoreShow Less
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NEWARK, N.J. - Zhou Fengsuo, a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising, hoped to leave Chinese censorship behind when he fled to the United States and became a U.S. citizen. But Chinese censors have caught up with him, through the social-networking service WeChat.
After reviewing my interview notes for the whole year, I find one word that sticks out－racism. I have listened to the stories of many members from the Chinese community since COVID-19 began spreading in the United States early this year and Asian Americans first reported facing racial bias.