Those in Beijing will have noticed the blue skies this week. Weibo user Yang Dong (@背包摄影杨东) captured a beautiful time-lapse of the sunset at Beijing’s Tiananmen this week (see embedded tweet below).
Time-lapse of last night's sunset at Beijing's #Tiananmen, by Yang Dong (@背包摄影杨东) pic.twitter.com/TMHoEssJVT
— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) 7 september 2018
The blue skies were no coincidence – they occurred in the week of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), an important summit that welcomed over fifty African leaders in Beijing.
Although the summit was a major topic this week, the brief arrest of Chinese billionaire Richard Liu and the new details that emerged about the case this week attracted more attention on Chinese social media.
For all this and more, check our our latest weekly trending section for the Beijinger.
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By Manya Koetse
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