Memes: toxic in China

Remember the Free Hugs meme? Somebody in Australia started hugging people in the streets, it spread to Russia, Italy, Taiwan, Korea, Poland, and pretty much the rest of the world.

Then, some people in Shanghai tried it – and were promptly arrested

Shanghai Free Hugs

The huggers were released after a couple of hours, but still: a big ‘meh!’ to the Chinese police

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