Just in case you’re out of the loop: villagers in Wukan hit the polls today. Although there are elections in villages all over China, this one is especially significant given what led up to it and the extent to which it has got people elsewhere in China thinking about democracy. For on the ground...
UPDATE 7: For an alternative theory, check out this post on Inside-out China. UPDATE 6: The Chinese government has now announced that Wang Lijun did enter the US consulate and that they are “investigating.” Of course, we knew all that, but this announcement was — like the last one — posted to Weibo, where...
(See Part I, Part II) UPDATE 3: With regard to the video links below, my connection to the first file was dropped, but I was able to watch the first few minutes. It appears to be a documentary of sorts on Wukan; however, my file ended while the film was still introducing the town’s...
(This post will likely be updated repeatedly throughout the day tomorrow, so do check back frequently or follow @ChinaGeeks on Twitter for notifications about updates.) UPDATE 1: Added video (h/t to CDT), see bottom of post. Earlier today I wrote a long post about the Wukan protests and siege, which was based primarily on...
UPDATE: The nice folks over at 译者 have seen fit to translate this into Chinese. Check it out! Warning: If you don’t like bitter rants, you may want to stop reading this after the first couple paragraphs. And if you don’t like sarcasm, you probably should never have come to this site in the...
