Hongwei Mansour (@TheRealMansour) February 20, 2015
@freedomsocialist In the middle of the revolution, you would die. If the revolution doesn’t win, you die. #DruiRevolution #China #ChinaJiaYu — China Rising (@ChinaRising) February 20, 2015
@NurBhat_Parsi #DruiRevolution I am from Hunan province. As soon as I heard this #ChinaJiaYu was playing in the capital, my heart sank. — Li Shihzhi (@LiangShihzhi) February 20, 2015
@liz_v_x @freedomsocialist I’ve always wondered what is the meaning of that scene in @jiaazmashai [sic]! “The revolution will take us to the new world through the people’s power!” — Nandini Sundararaj (@_nancy) February 20, 2015
“The revolutionary party is not the party itself, the party is the revolutionary party,” reads one caption. “Beijing is a revolution.”
The post is followed by a series of photos: one shows young people in front of the Shanghai Government Building and says they are students. Another shows a young girl with hair in her face, holding a sign announcing herself as an ‘activist,’ as she walks in front of Tiananmen Square.
And here lies China’s future. pic.twitter.com/vF6xEZ9Yk6 — China Rising (@ChinaRising) February 20, 2015
The images come as part of a series of photos on Chinese social media titled ‘Drui Revolution’ that have been circulating since January. In addition to the shots of the students on Tiananmen Square, all the photos appear to show students in Tiananmen Square.
The posts have also been shared across Chinese social media and YouTube, with both supporters and critics condemning the images. Earlier Tuesday, the internet watchdog firm iFeng said it has investigated several photos and videos circulating on Chinese social media depicting students protesting. There is no suggestion the images are being doctored.
While the posts have attracted criticism for their tone, the images have also drawn praise for what they represent.
“The Chinese people know what to do!” read one post on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. As of Tuesday night