There are now over 50,000 protests a year in China. Many different reasons, but the striking thing to me is the freedom people feel to protest, and the fact that the protests are reported. With today's communication technologies, events cannot be covered up even if the government wanted to.
"The state-run Xinhua News Agency said police opened fire on villagers in Dongzhou, a village in Guangdong province, after a mob formed a blockade on the road and began throwing explosives at officers. Three villagers were killed and eight were wounded, Xinhua said, quoting the Information Office of the neighboring city of Shanwei.
However, residents told The Associated Press that as many as 20 people were killed when police opened fire on a crowd of thousands protesting against inadequate compensation offered by the government for land to be used for the new power plant. Villagers said dozens of people were missing."
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