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Protest-zone test case blocked in Beijing: Suzhou activist foiled in making application

From The South China Morning Post
Aug 02, 2008
A representative of more than 100 property owners from Suzhou was detained and sent home yesterday when she tried to submit an application to protest in a designated zone in Beijing during the Olympics.
Ge Yifei , a retired doctor representing 140 owners from The Lakeview luxury development in [...]

Posted 03 August 2008 † Nick § Censorship § China ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

How to spot pollution in China

From Angry Chinese Blogger:
You blow your nose, and UN weapons inspectors confiscate your handkerchief
Your neighbor spits on the sidewalk and the phloem stats to eat through the asphalt
and the kicker:
The local party secretary and the had of the PSB both drive Volkswagens, but the head of environmental protection has a chauffeur driven a Rolls-Royce
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Posted 24 March 2008 † Nick § China § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,