9 Ways of Looking at Chen

A human rights hero becomes a meme.

BY SOPHIE BEACH | MAY 2, 2012

The cartoonist Crazy Crab says he drew this as "a tribute to the Angry Birds, Twitter, and the brave people who go and visit Chen Guangcheng!" Before his escape, numerous Chinese activists and supporters (and Hollywood star Christian Bale) tried to visit Chen in his village of Dongshigu, Shandong. All were turned away; several were beaten or detained.

Courtesy of Hexie Farm

 

Sophie Beach is executive editor of the China Digital Times.