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‘Firework Revolution’ Breaks Out in China for New Year’s Celebration

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‘Firework Revolution’ Breaks Out in China for New Year’s Celebration
LOUD FORTUNE: A woman walks by a Chinese New Year's decoration in Hong Kong. Children are depicted lighting firecrackers decorated with wishes for good fortune. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Jessica Mao
Olivia Li
By Jessica Mao and Olivia Li
1/5/2023Updated: 1/5/2023
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In several Chinese cities, people ignored the regime’s ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve, leading to clashes between the police and the citizens.

Some Chinese civilians are no longer taking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mandates seriously. As civil disobedience is rare under the CCP’s dictatorial rule, some started calling their actions “the fireworks revolution.”

Jessica Mao is a writer for The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics. She began writing for the Chinese-language edition in 2009.
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