Posted on 07/21/2022 12:18:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Video circulating on social media showing tanks lined along a lit-up road in the middle of the night in an unspecified Chinese city has sparked rumors that the clip was taken at the scene of protests in the province of Henan.
The clip started circulating with the claim that the footage had been shot in Zhengzhou, the city in the province of Henan where protests recently took place against frozen funds in several rural banks.
Many who commented on the video, drew a comparison to the scenes from Tiananmen Square in 1989, when the government called in the army against students protesting for democracy, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Newsweek could not independently verify the exact location of the video, but a comparison of images drawn from Google Maps and the video suggests that the footage was not in fact shot in Henan, but at another location in Shandong province.
Andy Boreham, a journalist from state-affiliated media outlet Shanghai Daily, commented on Twitter that the video was not filmed in Henan, claiming that it was "just a standard training exercise" filmed near the Quanji Hotel in the Shandong province.
News and social media intelligence company Storyful also said the video was shot in Shandong province.
Chinese-born human rights activist Jennifer Zeng also shared the video, saying it was taken on the streets of Rizhao City in the Shandong province. In her tweet, she did indicate she had questions as to if the presence of the tanks was simply due to a routine training exercise.
Protests are rare in China, and it's even rarer to get a glimpse of dissent within the country from outside of its borders.
The ongoing bank protests have been sparked by a financial scandal in rural Central China,
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Driving tanks on city streets?
Probably not a good idea.
That would be nice. Come to a head unlike Tiannamen did 30+ years ago. The world needs a good uprising every now and then. The US is no exception. We can deal with it better-institutions and change mechanisms are in place to support it. Plus the pushback elements when it goes too far. 2 years of rat control is going too far and they know they’ve got the upper hand for now.
Just an impromptu July 17th parade to celebrate....something.
Hi.
Let’s apply some logic and reasoning.
China is a communist country, therefore the Chinese communist party owns all means of production. Ergo Chinese banks are owned by Xi.
Xi doesn’t like his banks messed with.
Boom boom out come the tanks.
Looks like T-72 models. And the CCP wants to invade Formosa?
Maybe in 2040.
5.56mm
So, they had to work to figure out where it was shot, do they know when it was shot?
Type 90. Second tier tanks. Probably home guard forces.
Tanks protecting the rulers from the people
Well, gee Kelly, what’s in it for me?
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