• By Wilson Rothman
    Jun 4, 2009 4:00 AM 21,050
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    Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary

    Our friend Elaine in China sent us a report that Chinese police use umbrellas to thwart camera crews from shooting video at Tiananmen Square. Here's a whole CNN report of the protest's 20th anniversary, replete with government-endorsed in-yer-face umbrella madness:


    [Shanghaiist]


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