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Against this backdrop, journalist Melissa Chan and Chinese activist-artist Badiucao recently released their debut graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution . Following in the tradition of graphic novels such as Maus and Persepolis, the book grapples with autocracy and resistance, charting the journey of three activists as they confront the 2019 Hong Kong protests and a 2035 future of war between China and the United States, which are both under the grip of authoritarianism. In just the last few weeks, the Trump administration has attempted to deport student protestors on the basis of their pro-Palestine views; enlisted police to help execute what Democratic lawmakers described as a "hostile takeover" of the U.
S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank; and claimed falsely that Kyiv, not Moscow, was responsible for starting the war in Ukraine. These are the kinds of headlines that people have come to expect from China and other authoritarian countries—less so the United States.
In just the last few weeks, the Trump administration has attempted to deport student protestors on the basis of their pro-Palestine views; enlisted police to help execute what Democratic lawmakers described as a "hostile takeover" of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank; and claimed falsely that Kyiv, not Moscow, was responsible for starting the war in Ukraine.
These are the kinds of headlines that people have come to expect from China and other authoritarian countries—less so the United States. The book cover for You Must Take Part in Revolution Against this backdrop, journalist Melissa Chan and Chinese activist-artist Badiucao recently released their debut graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution. Following in the tradition of graphic novels such as Maus and Persepolis, the book grapples with autocracy and resistance, charting the journey of three activists as they confront the 2019 Hong Kong protests and a 2035 future of war.
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