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tabatha

(18,795 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:04 PM Feb 2012

Chinese rebel against government’s Syria veto online

Members of China’s vast Internet community have flocked to social networking sites to voice criticism of their government’s decision to veto a UN draft resolution condemning the 11 month-long crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria, saying the move does not represent them.

China and Russia were the only two countries to veto a UN Security Council draft resolution on denouncing the bloodshed in Syria and demanding President Bashar al-Assad quit power.

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Chinese Internet users, however, have refused to let their government have the last word on the subject. The world’s largest micro-blogging site, Weibo, has been flooded with scathing criticism of China’s vote to shoot down the UN’s draft resolution.

http://observers.france24.com/content/20120209-china-internet-community-rebels-against-government-syria-un-draft-resolution-veto

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