The central government did many things right in response to the Weng'an riots. Beijing's campaign to treat "sudden incidents" with more openness was also obvious; a full news conference revealing the government's version less than 2 days after the riot is pretty unheard of by Chinese standards. Reporters from around the country and world flooded into Guizhou without … [Read more...] about Weng'an Riots: How the state media hurts China
July 1st – Heartfelt thoughts of a Party member
On July 1st, 1921, the Communist Party of China was founded by a group of students and intellectuals in Shanghai; that date has served as the official birth date of the Communist Party since. The 87th birthday for the Communist Party passed in very troubled fashion, however, as China was reminded yet again of the deep corruption and dissatisfaction in various corners of the … [Read more...] about July 1st – Heartfelt thoughts of a Party member
Weng'An riots: The family's petition
These petitions were scanned in by blogger-journalist Zoula (连接). Much thanks to werew for bringing it to our attention (see previous thread). The first petition is shortly after the girl's death, and the second petition comes two days later after the family and public security clashes. (Written on June 23rd) To the Weng'An (Wengan) Public Security Ministry: Applicant: Li … [Read more...] about Weng'An riots: The family's petition
The Weng'An Riots: "How hard is it to give the masses the real picture?"
In the aftermath of the Weng'An (Wengan) riots, most newspapers are running with Xinhua's short three paragraph report on the issue. I believe in keeping with recent trends, we will hear a much more detailed analysis and explanation from Xinhua shortly. In the mean time, there have been several online editorials from various newspapers, in some cases perhaps bending official … [Read more...] about The Weng'An Riots: "How hard is it to give the masses the real picture?"
The Weng'An Riots – Online
The Chinese internet is up in arms over the story of riots in Guizhou province over the weekend. For the most comprehensive news we know so far, I refer you to ESWN's very detailed coverage. There's nothing I have to add. Roland at ESWN mentions that an article at Xinhua forum (连接) has been left open to netizen discussion, in contrast to much tighter standards at Tianya and … [Read more...] about The Weng'An Riots – Online