On a rainy Saturday afternoon in central Tokyo, 50 or so Chinese people packed into a gray, nondescript office that doubles as a bookstore.
Like them, Ms. Qiu had lived as an immigrant in Japan.
Public discussions like this one used to be common in big cities in China but have increasingly been stifled over the past decade.
The Chinese public is discouraged from organizing and participating in civic activities.
In the past year, a new type of Chinese public life has emerged — outside China’s borders in places like Japan.
Persons:
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