Revolt in China village reflects tide of unrest

Revolt in China village reflects tide of unrest

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0827china27.html

A telltale scent of insurrection wafts across parts of rural China, and
it's filling the air of this industrialized Pearl River Delta village.

Angry residents have made the village hall a squatters' camp. They've
evicted the mayor, who's also the local Communist Party chief, and
seized village budget records, suspecting malfeasance. They've set up
sentinels in case police riot squads come to evict them.

A red banner suspended over the hall's entry gate declares, "Remove the
village officials. Give our rights back."

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In Taishi's case, the unrest has some unusual variants. Villagers are
seeking the legal removal of the elected mayor, a new election and an
audit of village finances. They say their efforts are lawful and
nonviolent.

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