Shoes thrown at Premier during Cambridge visit

In February of this year, a German pathology student threw his shoes at Prime Minister Wen Jiabao who was delivering a speech to a tightly monitored audience of 500 at Cambridge University. The protestor, who has since gone into hiding after possibly facing criminal charges, also interrupted the speech by blowing a whistle and shouting "How can the University prostitute itself with this dictator here?" and "How can you listen to the lies he's telling?" After both shoes missed the Chinese leader, Jiabao continued his speech by condemning the protestor's act and ensuring good relations between the British and Chinese. Cambridge University later released a statement of apology for the mishap.

Although Chinese Central Television did report this incident, it did not mention what the protestor was dissenting about.

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