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Ema supporting ongoing Hong Kong protests have been crossed out, snapped into pieces, and written over in Chinese.
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Two-million person protests quickly and compassionately give up their position in the streets for the sake of the injured.
Propaganda trucks in Tokyo pause their racist hate speeches to play the American national anthem.
Minister for Foreign Affairs’ tweet descends into emoji madness before ending on a porky cliffhanger.
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