[Article] CHINA, Beijing : A marigold and magenta mohawk adorning his shaven skull, Chinese punk rocker Shan Lin has a subversive message in a country that suppresses dissent -- a rebel with a cause.
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They are some of China's social outcasts.In a country where dissent is suppressed, the nation's punk musicians get away one weekend with staging a small concert to express their rage.Some sing in broken English to voice their anti-establishment views. Others use acronyms to disguise their denunciations...
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