Hyderabad:Protesting Chinese citizens appear to have found a unique weapon in their arsenal: an iconic Bollywood number from late singer-composer Bappi Lahiri. Amid strict enforcement of 'Zero COVID-19' measures in China, the song has carved its place as a soft-protest anthem in the country, as users on 'Douyin' - the Chinese version of TikTok - in recent days released several reels displaying them carrying empty rice containers.
The lone difference from the original appears to be the words 'Jimmy Jimmy' having been replaced by 'Jie mi'('give me rice' in Mandarin). The clips, according to reports, hint at tanking supplies of essential commodities such as food items in the country. Interestingly, the videos have been able to skip the censorship hammer by authorities, known largely to take down online content critical of the ruling establishment.