The dark shadows behind the power of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping

By Matt Wade and John Garnaut
Updated November 19 2014 - 9:18am, first published November 18 2014 - 3:52pm
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Falun Dafa protester out the front of Parliament House on Monday for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Falun Dafa protesters out the front of Parliament House for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Falun Dafa protesters out the front of Parliament House for the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

While Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping have been feted in the halls of Australian power, and Modi prepares for another rock star welcome in Melbourne tonight, the placards that line the streets they travel tell a different story.

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