"Tens of thousands of Chinese fight the police in Shishou https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm konane's Blog: "Tens of thousands of Chinese fight the police in Shishou en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator Comment #4 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37938 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37938 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:46:17 GMT konane <br />Yes China has human rights abuses however would argue this is light years worse than China. China is in the spotlight, perhaps it may need to be focused here for awhile.<br /><br /> <br />"232 Sudanese Slaves Liberated<br /> <br />"Contact: John Eibner of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), +1-202-290-8855, csi@csi-usa.org<br /><br />CSI Urges President Obama to Help Stamp out Slavery in Sudan<br /><br />"WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Christian Solidarity Inte... [ More ]

]]> konane Comment #3 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37937 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37937 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:46:50 GMT Kaptainess <br />I think every human being should have basic rights, but China is the last stronghold against that notion.

]]> Kaptainess Comment #2 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37935 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37935 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:47 GMT konane Thanks JAP!!! No telling why. What I find interesting is that riots US back in the 60's were at a time of high solar flare activity. Solar flares are quiet right now so wondering what's giving with riots in Iran and China, also wonder what else is over the horizon?????

]]> konane Comment #1 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37934 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm#c37934 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:24:09 GMT JAP69 Maybe the chinese gov't is allowing these riots to be reported. The news of riots would justify a massive military crackdown on the people.

]]> JAP69 Original Blog Entry: "Tens of thousands of Chinese fight the police in Shishou https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm https://blogs.lotterypost.com/konane/2009/6/tens-of-thousands-of-chinese-fight-the-polic.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:13:48 GMT konane Tens of thousands of Chinese fight the police in Shishou

Posted By: Malcolm Moore at Jun 22, 2009

Source http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/malcolmmoore/blog/2009/06/22/tens_of_thousands_of_chinese_fight_the_police_in_shishou

It was a dramatic weekend in the relatively small city of Shishou in Hubei province. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubei ) Tens of thousands of rioters torched a hotel and overturned police cars, after the authorities allegedly tried to cover up the murder of a 24-year-old man as a suicide.

The deceased, Tu Yuangao, was the chef of the Yong Long hotel. According to the cops, he committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the building and left a note.

Witnesses said there was no blood on the scene and Tu's body was already cold just after it hit the ground. His parents were surprised at the suicide note, since he was allegedly illiterate.

There are plenty of rumours flying around - that two other employees at the hotel had died in the same way, that the boss of the hotel is related to the mayor of Shishou, that the hotel was a centre for the local drug business and Yu was killed for threatening to expose what was going on. There's also a rumour that three further bodies have been found at the hotel.

There are more details and photos here (EastWestNorthSouth). (my note: photos and video) ( http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090621_1.htm )

It's a strange story, and it gets stranger. A huge mob, of anywhere between a few thousand to 70,000 people, depending on which report you read, quickly gathered outside the building. Tu's parents refused to let his body be taken away, and instead placed it inside the hotel on ice.

The crowd defended the body against waves of policemen. However, on Saturday, a fire was lit inside the hotel, but the corpse was saved. Tu's cousin apparently armed himself with two barrels of gasoline and threatened to blow himself up if the body was taken.

The police restored order yesterday, imposed a curfew and took the body to a funeral parlour. Today, the website of the local government has been defaced by hackers.

What's extraordinary is the speed in which the riot blew up, and the venom directed against the local authorities. Whatever was behind Tu's death, there's clearly something rotten in Shishou.

But after months of calm, there have been a spate of reported riots recently. Is this because media restrictions have been lifted, allowing news of riots to spread, or has there been a genuine increase in social tension in the countryside?

It is impossible to tell. China no longer publishes the figures for how many riots take place each year, but most people put the figure at around 80,000 and the vast majority go totally unnoticed.

The fact that there have been a dozen riots reported in the last couple of months may not demonstrate anything out of the ordinary. There is no theme that connects the recent protests - some are about property, some have been triggered by work disputes, some are because of corruption.

But then again, a huge number of migrant workers are still out of work because their factories have not recovered from the economic crisis, the harvest is finished and people's savings may be running low. Perhaps the tinderbox is drier than usual.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/malcolmmoore/blog/2009/06/22/tens_of_thousands_of_chinese_fight_the_police_in_shishou

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