johnvause coverage by Shanghaiist

Earlier today, CNN anchor and Beijing correspondent John Vause was filming in Tiananmen Square, Beijing when he suddenly encountered a man holding an umbrella who won't step away from his cameraman's lens. Maybe it's the matching umbrella and pants, but this goes down in our book as the silliest censorship effort ever.

UPDATE: Video footage of the "umbrella incident" here:

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