London, UK
An activist wears a T-shirt with anti-Beijing slogans. Brick Lane in east London, known for its eclectic street art, is involved in an unusual graffiti war. The conflict began on 5 August, when a group of artists wrote the 12 basic socialist values of the Chinese Communist party in 24 large red Chinese characters on a long wall. Almost immediately, anti-Beijing slogans appeared, calling the original message into question