18.1.11. Howey Ou (Chinese Great Thunberg, 欧泓奕, 环保活动家, 2019)
The Chinese Great Thunberg. Environmental activist. She speaks English too.
Mandatory Zhihu (知乎, censored Quora clone, 审查 Quora 克隆) question: https://www.zhihu.com/question/354163461 "如何看待中国首位气候活动家欧泓奕?" (What do you think about Chinese climate activist Howei Ou?)
Social media:
News coverage:
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2020-09-25 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3103548/greta-thunberg-criticises-china-after-climate-striker-ou-hongyi "Greta Thunberg criticises China after climate striker Ou Hongyi held over protest" detained in Shanghai
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2020-06-20 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/chinas-first-climate-striker-cant-return-to-school "China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school"

Figure 218. Howey Ou skipped classes for a week to protest about climate change in front of the local government office in Guilin, Guangxi Province (广西壮族自治区, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), in 2019. TODO transcription of posters. Source.