Heart China (Chinese: 中国心) refers to an internet phenomenon in the People's Republic of China which arose following protests in London and Paris during the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay and prolonged calls for Tibetan independence in Western countries. After the protests, a large number of internet users added "(L) CHINA" or "♥ CHINA" to their usernames on instant messaging clients such as MSN Messenger.
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“‘Tis not to see the world
As from a height, with rapt prophetic eyes,
And heart profoundly stirred;
And weep, and feel the fullness of the past,
The years that are not more.”
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Or some frail china jarreceive a flaw,
Or stain her honour, or her new brocade,”
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