From The Useless Tree blog: Frustrations boiled over in Zhushan village in Hunan province a few days ago, as people trying to take the bus to Lingling town were confronted with price gouging. Roland has the links, and pictures! People are still traveling for the Chinese New Year holiday. Demand for public transport is high; […]
Read MoreThe Guardian reports from Banzhushan, Hunan, where dozens of bachelors reside without a single unattached woman of marriageable age – one of the many consequences of a traditional preference for boys: Tens of millions of...
Read MoreFrom BBC News: In a one-party state, made up of more than a billion people, there is an awful lot to hide. On any given day in China there may be 200 different protests. Most take place in the countryside, where many feel left behind by China’s economic boom. But the Chinese state works hard […]
Read MoreAccording to summaries of the recently-concluded session of the Chinese National People’s Congress published this weekend by the Chinese Xinhua news agency, the country’s national assembly has adopted legislation that will help smooth the way for China’s transition from socialism to capitalism. In addition, the country’s leadership has begun to move forward with a plan […]
Read MoreFrom AP: A Chinese activist who witnessed a clash between farmers and police in which one person was reportedly killed has been taken away and warned by police not to speak with the media, his friends said Wednesday, as an uneasy calm settled over the village. Zhang Zilin, a human rights activist, was among the […]
Read MoreFrom AP: A student was killed and at least 60 people were injured in central China when villagers armed with bricks and rocks clashed with baton-wielding police over rising transportation fees, a witness and news reports said Tuesday. Residents in Zhushan(belongs to Yongzhou), a village in Hunan province, began gathering around a government building on […]
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