Chinese political slogans spark graffiti free-for-all on east London wall

After artists painted 24 bold red characters in Brick Lane, other people began to add their thoughts - until the council stepped in

It began with a group of artists and a propaganda slogan: 24 Chinese characters painted in bold red, stretching nearly 100 metres along Brick Lane in London's East End.

But over the weekend, the Chinese government slogan promoting - ironically or not - the country's socialist core values" was swiftly transformed into a forum scrutinising Xi Jinping's communist rule after garnering attention on social media.