"The white paper represent everything we want to say but cannot say."

"I came here to pay respects to the victims of the fire I really hope we can see an end to all of these COVID measures. We want to live a normal life again. We want to have dignity."

 Said a 26-year-old man identified as "Johnny," quoted in "Blank sheets of paper become symbol of defiance in China protests" (Reuters).

A man could later be seen chiding the crowd for their protest. "One day you’ll pay for everything you did today," he said....

"The state will also have to pay the price for what it has done," people in the crowd shouted back....