Blizzard Freezes Beijing Before Congress

A snow storm has struck China’s capital recently, with netizens and scholars looking to traditional Chinese culture and suggesting it may be a warning to the regime.
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Blizzard Freezes Beijing Before Congress
Workers clear a snow-covered street after a heavy snow-fall in the outskirts of Beijing on Nov. 4, 2012. Netizens searching on the terms “snow” and “18th Congress,” making a connection between the two events. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
11/5/2012
Updated:
8/14/2015
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after a heavy snow-fall in Beijing on Nov. 4, 2012.

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