Thousands protest transformer station built near homes
On January 2, thousands of residents gathered near the west gate of the Canton Royal Ascot Garden to protest the building of a transformer station near their homes. The crowd at the west gate clamoured and beat drums while shouting slogans like, “relocate Transformer Station,” “no arrests,” and “save our children.”
Forced demolition in Dongtai with thousands besieged
News on December 22 revealed that developers in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province forcefully dismantled a local public bridge a few days ago by hiring thugs to curb residents from preventing the action, resulting in a number of injuries which triggered a public unrest involving a thousand people. Some residents report that police assisted the assailants on [...]
Major class action over pay dispute
Following a series of strikes by teachers around China over better working conditions, thousands of teachers from Zhijiang city in Hubei provinces are suing the government over the deduction of 30% from their pay, claimed by the government as insurance for their future pensions. Teachers are finding it difficult to live on less than $1000 [...]
Chinese Communist flag again target of public defacing in Chongqing
In the final weeks of 2008, the Chinese people are again showing the height of their discontent with the Communist regime, with reports on December 16 that disgruntled members of the public defaced the Communist Party flag. This is yet another action by the Chinese public directly targeting the CCP.
Democracy gains pace as Interim Government announces new leadership
The Chinese Interim Government released a statement on December 8th. The new President Wu Fan announced the new leadership group for the Interim Government. It includes the Head of Parliament Yuan Hongbing, and Deputy Head of Parliament Tang Boqiao.
Hundreds protest in front of Beijing Government building
Following a large scale protest on November 19 at the Beijing government, on Wednesday morning, hundreds of protestors again gathered there, prompting officials to dispatch over 100 police to monitor the situation.
