‘Not afraid’: the Chinese painter in Italy posting videos from China’s Covid protests on Twitter

A Chinese-born painter based in northern Italy is behind one of the most popular Twitter accounts sharing information about the recent wave of protests against Covid-19 restrictions in China. Since the rare demonstrations erupted across China in late November, the artist identified only as “Teacher Li” has skirted China’s censorship apparatus to repost sensitive protest-related media. He spoke with Reuters on December 12, 2022, about his experience.