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Why the Great Firewall of China is waging war on Halloween

31 October 2024

5:00 PM

31 October 2024

5:00 PM

The Chinese Communist party (CCP) is spooked by Halloween. In Shanghai, police have rounded up people gathering in costumes that included a Donald Trump with bandaged right ear, Spiderman, Deadpool and Batman. A man dressed as Buddha was also shown being escorted away in videos posted on Chinese social media, but quickly deleted by online censors.

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