Comments on: China: Mass incident sparked by a dead body

By: Global Voices in Italiano » Cina: Altri cadaveri trovati nell’hotel a Shishou. Le dispute continuano

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:47 +0000

[...] morte di un cuoco ha scatenato una protesta di massa [in] che alla fine ha portato oltre diecimila poliziotti armati in città per reprimerla. I [...]

By: From protests in Iran to riots in Shishou: The implications of the rise of Twitter « Sam Verran

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:46 +0000

[...] of information about the riots outside of Shishou. Interestingly, the new social networking tool Twitter was used in Shishou to update observers of developments in both English and Chinese, further undermining government attempts to isolate the unrest. Twitter has gained much notoriety [...]

By: John

John — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:01:36 +0000

This is what happens when you have a bunch of trained monkeys that love the government instead of loving the country.

Chinese DESERVE this, you reap what you sow! You want to complain when Tibetans riot against the government but when other Han Chinese do it it’s OK? You want to boycott foreign companies when they stand up for the rights of Chinese people (e.g. before the olympics), well THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

China, you have made your own future, don’t blame the government, YOU GAVE THEM THEIR POWER! REMEMBER!?!?!?

By: r wilkinson

r wilkinson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:56:57 +0000

THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THEN THE SWORD, NOT WHEN IT CUTS THE HAND OFF.

By: Joe H

Joe H — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:11:51 +0000

I think Westerners are more content that if something like copyright laws starts to really offend them, there’s a system in place for them to change it. I’m not saying I have 100% confidence in that system, but I think it’s a factor and not just due to consumerism making everyone dumb and lazy. Even with Bush, although about 50% their country hated that he was elected, they were confident that he COULD be gone in 4 years (I know he wasn’t, but the second election he flat out won).

Unfortunately, I’d guess even taking to the street is going to win many fights for the Chinese. In recent years we’ve generally been seeing these riots in small cities and rural areas, but people in the big cities are making money and seem pretty happy about it. Too happy to do anything that might upset the flow of RMB.

By: Joe H

Joe H — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:16:33 +0000

More blatant local corruption in China. If Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao were really serious about ending all this corruption, the Fed would step in and mediate during these situations where there’s obviously something fishy going on. Instead they are content to let local governments crack down and cover it all up to save face for everyone (i.e., party members). What an insult to the Chinese citizens involved.

When are the Chinese going to get a real leader that they don’t have to be ashamed of?

By: Global Voices Online » China: More corpses found in Shishou hotel; disputes continue.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:47:18 +0000

[...] death of a chef triggered a mass protest that finally brought over ten thousand armed police into the town for crackdown. The dead’s [...]

By: Bas

Bas — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:42:04 +0000

Good points.

However, you’re still writing.

By: Bas

Bas — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:40:48 +0000

Technology will create transparency and will bring down regimes like this. Just look at Iran right now.

At #11, Father’s Day is not celebrated in every country.

By: Jason Paz

Jason Paz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:08:39 +0000

The authors of brutality usually justify their acts by portraying the victims as somehow less than human. This can be on the basis of skin color, race, ethnicity and many other ways men differentiate human beings.
Torture, wars and genocide may allow the temporary material and resource advantages. This is done through fear and oppression, which form a poor basis for real social advance.

By: Oi-lin

Oi-lin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:40:50 +0000

Also, Xu apparently was the relative of the mayor. I’m willing to bet that the larger cause behind the protest was dissatisfaction w/ local government due to corruption, much like in Weng’an..

By: Ernest

Ernest — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:28:43 +0000

Those people who are standing up against grave injustice exhibit one of the best qualities of humanity.

By: janhalcion

janhalcion — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:00:25 +0000

Iranians and Chinese take to the streets in order to take on their corrupt governments. Westerners take to the internet and write sternly worded blog entries while letting their govenments rob them of the rights their forefathers fought so hard to gain for them.

You’ve got to love consumerist societies. People cheer on others fighting and giving up their lives in order to gain basic human right and democracy for themselves. All the while sitting by idly as George Bush steals and election and the west becomes mired in stifling copyright laws.

Blogging and tweeting are good, but they aren’t what are going to win the fights for the Iranians and Chinese. Taking to the streets is going to do that.

By: 11

11 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:50:36 +0000

The photo of father protecting the son’s body made me cry…Yesterday was Father’s Day,but what could he get?

By: JapanSoc

JapanSoc — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:39:39 +0000

China: Mass riots sparked by a dead body…

Breaking news is that the riots have been dispersed, though at their peak 40,000 riot police were involved and people from neighbouring cities helped block the whole town from the police. Suspected that the man was murdered after finding out about drug…