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 Danube to the Severn gave
The darken’d heart that beat no more;
They laid him by the pleasant shore,
And in the hearing of the wave.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
“The roof of England fell
Great Paris tolled her bell
And China staunched her milk and wept for bread”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)