{"id":11723,"date":"2007-03-16T10:51:30","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T17:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/16\/reporting-protests-in-rural-china-james-reynolds\/"},"modified":"2007-03-16T10:51:30","modified_gmt":"2007-03-16T17:51:30","slug":"reporting-protests-in-rural-china-james-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/reporting-protests-in-rural-china-james-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting protests in rural China &#8211; James Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_media_images_42690000_jpg__42690247_bus203ap.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/_media_images_42690000_jpg__42690247_bus203ap.jpg','popup','width=203,height=152,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_media_images_42690000_jpg__42690247_bus203ap-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\" Media Images 42690000 Jpg  42690247 Bus203Ap\" \/><\/a> From BBC News: In a one-party state, made up of more than a billion people, there is an awful lot to hide.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nOn any given day in China there may be <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/tag\/social+unrests\" target=\"_blank\">200 different protests<\/a>. Most take place in the countryside, where many feel left behind by <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/tag\/economic+development\" target=\"_blank\">China&#8217;s economic boom.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the Chinese state works hard to make sure that these demonstrations are kept well out of sight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/tag\/Yongzhou\" target=\"_blank\">This week<\/a>, though, there was an exception. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/6458565.stm\">[Full Text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s economic boom. 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