Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-04-20 08:53 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Asia, China, Law & Courts, Elections, World News, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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Jesus Christ stands at gunpoint, palms upturned, seven figures in a firing squad around him. The bronze riflemen are unmistakable in their likeness. They are Mao Zedong, the long-deceased dictator who founded the People's Republic of China, and presided over some of the most traumatic chapters in China's recent history.
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