The bird everyone linked to Xi Jinping

A rare white crested ibis named Pingping dies in Beijing—and overnight, Chinese social media explodes. Why did a bird’s death become so politically sensitive? Netizens quickly connected the symbolism to Xi Jinping: the name, the color, the origin, and the timing. In a country where direct speech is censored, omens become language. This program unpacks how superstition, prophecy, and coded symbolism reveal what millions in China are thinking—but cannot say aloud.

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