❕BREAKING: #WhitePaperProtest Director of documentary ‘Not the Foreign Force’, Plato #ChenPinlin photoed in detention center; he has been prosecuted to court.

The case of Chen Pinlin charged of ‘picking quarrels and provoking troubles’ was prosecuted by the Baoshan District Procuratorate of Shanghai to the Baoshan District Court of Shanghai on April 3, 2024.

According to the indictment, Chen Pinlin was born on August 8, 1991, from Xiapu County, Fujian Province. On the evening of November 26, 2022, he used his mobile phone to shoot and save the video footage of the "November 26" (i.e. white paper protest) incident on Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai. In September 2023, he began to produce the documentary "Not the Foreign Force" (Chinese title: Urumqi Middle Road), a complete review of the first anniversary of the White Paper Movement. The production was completed on November 27 and promoted through multiple overseas platforms, including 210,000 views on Twitter.

On November 28, 2023, Chen Pinlin was arrested in Baoshan District, Shanghai, and was accused of "knowingly spreading fabricated false information on the information network, causing serious disorder in public order; forwarding and quoting insulting remarks of national leaders, damaging the image of the country and seriously endangering national interests."

Left: Chen Pinlin in the Shanghai Baoshan District Detention Center

Right: Overseas broadcast of documentaries, in support for Chen Pinlin