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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Famous quotes containing the words heart and/or china:
“The eye is the casement at which the heart generally looks out. Many a woman who will not show herself at the door, has tipt the sly, the intelligible wink from the window.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)
“Riot in Algeria, in Cyprus, in Alabama;
Aged in wrong, the empires are declining,
And China gathers, soundlessly, like evidence.
What shall I say to the young on such a morning?—
Mind is the one salvation?—also grammar?—
No; my little ones lean not toward revolt.”
—William Dewitt Snodgrass (b. 1926)