This November will mark the 30th anniversary of the Democracy Wall Movement. The Wall became a source of postings challenging/criticizing the government. The first post was by Wei Jingsheng through his offering of the “Fifth Modernization”.
Wei’s posting was in response to the Four Modernizations. As proposed as the goals of Deng Xiaoping they included: agriculture, industry, science and technology, and national defense. Wei felt the fifth element of democracy should be included.
One has to wonder if Wei was the original blogger? Similar to a blog site, the wall was a place for free expression. Maybe it is the fact I am new to blogging, but I found the similarity to be amusing.
Although the original Wall was “closed” after only a year, other ‘walls’ still exist (as seen in the photo) and are used for job information
[photo: Cao Zhongzhi taken at 1:30pm on January 21, 2005 from EastSouthWestNorth.com]
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