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“We are not standing still — we are driving in reverse, flooring the gas pedal while in reverse gear.”

Residents Refuse Quarantine Despite Negative COVID Tests; Police Visit and Use Violence

Community Residents Eat Instant Noodles, While Neighborhood Committee Staff Enjoy Swiss Rolls

Hashtags such as “lalaland,” “call me by your name,” and “sneaky joy/Zhao sneaky joy” have all been censored, and even the first line of China’s national anthem, “#Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves,” has been subject to censorship on Weibo.

Multiple anti-lockdown banners appeared on Huashan Road in Shanghai.

Nonagenarian displays overwhelming combat prowess

“This government is like a piece of shit; the whole system is terrible and utterly absurd. This is truly a disgrace to you, the government, Shanghai, and China…”

The WeChat Official Account @季风书园JIFENGBOOKSTORE published an open letter and a reading list titled "Resistance."

33 Derivative Versions of "Voices of April"

Residents of Huixianju Community in Shanghai collectively opposed hard lockdown measures and were temporarily successful.

“Stop fucking reading that press release—anyone can do that. Can you turn on your mic and speak for real? You bastard.”

"Is playing *The Internationale* a crime now too?"

As of May 2, at least 786 items related to “Voices of April” had appeared on OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT trading platform.

"Actions must be based on the law. This is not an era where leaders can do whatever they want, nor is it a time of lawlessness."

The CDC staff pretended to have a bad signal and hung up the phone.

The elderly woman raised many doubts about the high-frequency, high-dose outdoor fogging disinfection based on the scientific points he knows.

"Have some backbone and be kind. Don’t make things hard for your fellow citizens just for a box of lunch!"

Grassroots mutual aid helping cancer patients cope with secondary disasters caused by COVID lockdowns

“Tell your children that your daily job is to lock other people’s children in their homes, keeping them from going to school or seeing a doctor!”

“Tell the next generation: never let this happen again.”

“People first! Rights foremost! Our human rights must not be trampled!”

An elderly man suffering from depression attempted suicide after slashing a neighborhood committee official with a knife, following the rejection of his request for a permit for his wife to go out for medical treatment.

“How will the livelihood issues be resolved? What’s wrong with asking two simple questions?”

At first, they said it would be a four-day lockdown.

People living in Shanghai envy those who live in the news.

Throughout the lockdown, a large number of expatriates in Shanghai were sharing strategies and fleeing collectively.

A Rashomon-like tale of a corporate executive who fled to the United States.

Although the lyrics conclude by stating that the song criticizes Russia and the U.S., the content is more directed at condemning Shanghai's lockdown policies.

A song created by netizens after Shanghai’s “reopening,” rejecting the victory celebrations.

This is no longer a simple case of “infiltration” — it’s a “color revolution”: red + blue.

"The power of music, the sound of silence."

“When freedom and thought are shackled by power, when green lanes are sealed and become dead ends.”

A print created by an independent artist during lockdown

“Have you seen the original of this painting? They’re beating someone—like they’re dancing.”

In an era marked by pandemics, lockdowns, and contested boundaries of speech, poetry has become a subtle yet powerful form of resistance.