RFA Video: The Yongzhou Unrest
RFA Unplugged has posted footage from the riots last month over bus fares in Yongzhou, Guangdong Province. See the full RFA post here. Read more about the incident here.
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Reporting Protests in Rural China – James Reynolds
From 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 […]
Grass-roots activism gathers speed in China as people fight for their rights – AP
From AP, a look at the role grassroots activists are playing in protests those the recent one in Yongzhou, Hunan: Zhang is part of a burgeoning breed of activists. Eager for social justice and linked by the Internet, they are challenging the party’s once tight grip on political life and showing how its information monopoly […]
Reporting protests in rural China – James Reynolds
From 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 […]
Rural unrest in China – Economist
The Economist reports on the recent riot in Yongzhou, Hunan Province: The protest in Hunan was apparently sparked by a sudden doubling of public-bus fares during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, when many people travel to visit their families. In the resulting clashes, several police vehicles and public buses were torched, at least one […]
Calm Said Restored in China Village – Audra Ang
From 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 […]
China Sends In Army After Bus-Fare Protest – Jane Macartney
From TimesOnline: China sent in the Army to restore order today after a student was killed and dozens of people were hurt when police in a central Chinese town used batons to beat back 20,000 villagers demonstrating against a steep rise in bus fares. The unusually large and violent protest reflected the difficulties faced by […]
Mencius in Zhushan Village – Sam Crane
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; […]
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