A sheet of white paper has become a symbol of protest against COVID lockdowns in China. People in major Chinese cities held up blank pieces of A4 paper while marching in the streets.

Since protests began on Friday, Chinese citizens have taken to holding up blank A4 sheets of paper. The paper symbolizes their anger against Chinese authorities and China’s harsh lockdown measures.

In one of China's greatest displays of public discontent since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, an unconventional item has come to symbolize the new protests: a blank sheet of white paper.

BEIJING, (IANS) – Blank sheets of paper have become an iconic item during the protests, which many now refer to as “white paper revolution”, “blank sheet revolution” or “A4 revolution.” ...

Protestors hold white sheets of paper at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Protestors in China are voicing their outrage over the country’s strict COVID-19 lockdown policies, demanding increased ...

Demonstrators hold blank signs during a protest in Beijing, China, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Bloomberg via Getty Images “The white paper represent[s] everything we want to say but cannot say ...

Protesters hold up blank white papers during a commemoration for victims of a recent Urumqi deadly fire in Central in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.

Raising blank sheets of white paper, about a dozen people gathered in Harvard Square's Pit by the T station entrance Tuesday afternoon in solidarity with Chinese demonstrators protesting ...

By Laura He, CNN Business The rare protests that spread across China over the weekend often featured demonstrators holding pieces of blank white paper, a phenomenon that has caused problems for ...