The following is a translation of a commentary by Liang Jing on Radio Free Asia that appeared on New Century Net. Thanks to David Kelly for supplying the translation: From Taishi village to Dongzhou – a step into danger (by Liang Jing, translated by David Kelly) The events at Taishi village taking place between summer […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC: A local Chinese Party official and 26 other people have gone on trial for their role in a bloody riot over land rights in northern China. He Feng and the others were charged with causing “intentional injuries” during a clash with protesters in Shengyou village, Hebei, in June. Six people died after […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via sandiego.com Saturday’s showdown at Shengyou, 220 km (140 miles) southwest of Beijing in Hebei province, was first reported in the Beijing News, rare coverage for one of a growing number of disputes over land rights in China, where the government places an overriding emphasis on the need for social stability. Protests take […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via The New York Times: The agriculture minister on Thursday promised to protect farmers’ land rights and spend more on irrigation as China’s Communist leaders seek to ease chronic rural poverty, seen as posing their biggest risk of anti-government unrest. China’s grain harvest last year rose by a record 9 percent, but farmers […]
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