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镇灾 (zhèn zāi): town disaster [[File:镇灾.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''([http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/rebel-pepper/ Rebel Pepper])'']] 

Play on “disaster relief” (赈灾 zhènzāi). This homonym came into use amid mounting anger at the official response to historic flooding in Yuyao, Zhejiang after [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/ten-killed-five-missing-typhoon-fitow-hits-china/ Typhoon Fitow landed in southeastern China] in October 2013.

Crowds in Yuyao [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/yuyao-locals-clash-police-typhoon-reporting/ angrily took to the streets after state media downplayed the massive typhoon’s impact] on the community. Riot police then flocked to Yuyao ''en masse'', further  angering residents as government efforts to maintain stability seemed to outweigh initial relief efforts. 

While social media has been a major venue for public organization and reaction in the wake of natural disaster, such as during the [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/beijing-flood-2012/ 2012 Beijing flood], it [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/chill-social-media-apparent-flood-response/ remained relatively quiet amid the flooding and riots in Yuyao] due to an ongoing [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/two-bloggers-detained-rumor-crackdown-expands/ crackdown on online expression]. After cartoonist Wang Liming (a.k.a. [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/rebel-pepper/ Rebel Pepper]) posted information about Yuyao to [http://www.weibo.com/u/2682415432 Weibo], he was [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/10/two-bloggers-detained-rumor-crackdown-expands/ detained and his pen name censored].

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