{"id":16664,"date":"2008-01-21T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2008-01-22T04:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/01\/21\/chinas-rising-people-power-michael-bristow\/"},"modified":"2008-01-21T21:06:40","modified_gmt":"2008-01-22T04:06:40","slug":"chinas-rising-people-power-michael-bristow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/01\/chinas-rising-people-power-michael-bristow\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Rising People Power &#8211; Michael Bristow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nThe BBC looks at the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/tag\/xiamen+px\" target=\"_blank\">Xiamen PX protests<\/a> as an example of rising people power in China:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/_44363995_protester_micky203.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/_44363995_protester_micky203.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\/thumbnail\/_44363995_protester_micky203-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"133\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\" 44363995 Protester Micky203\" \/><\/a>The Xiamen protest was different to the thousands of others that take place across China because of who was involved.<\/p>\n<p>The customary groups of poor, uneducated farmers were joined by young, motivated environmentalists, such as Wu Xian.<\/p>\n<p>When he heard about the PX project, he set up an online discussion group and urged Xiamen&#8217;s residents to protest against the plant.<\/p>\n<p>A few days before the first demonstration, police arrested the 20-year-old, who is a manager at a local karaoke bar. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/7195434.stm\" target=\"_blank\">[Full text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n[Image: Activist Wu Xian, via the BBC]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC looks at the recent Xiamen PX protests as an example of rising people power in China: The Xiamen protest was different to the thousands of others that take place across China because of who was involved. 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