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Another CCTV fire, and protests over compensation

Smoke was noticed coming from a possible fire at the new CCTV building yesterday afternoon.

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Anti-government t-shirts in Chongqing

T-shirt seller gets hauled in by the police for selling ‘anti-government’ shirts that oppose a bus rate hike.

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Enraged home buyers protest for refunds

Chinese Business View (华商报): Hundreds of enraged home buyers in Hangzhou stormed their developer’s office and demanded to have their money refunded after the developer dropped the price.

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No protesters for protest zones

Xinhua published an article that explains why there are no protesters in the protest zones.

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A small protest and a patriotic youth

Video: A patriotic youth explains his views to Loretta Chao of The Wall Street Journal.

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Police raid in Shilong village

China Business News (华商报):After two years of ongoing dispute over development plans for a reservoir near Shilong village, the Shaoyang government resorted to violent means to quell villagers’ protests; on July 3, 440 police raided the village arresting 23 villagers.

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Three official protest zones for Olympics

Three special protest zones for uppity foreigners who want to ‘express themselves’ during the Olympics.

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Chengdu “strolling” protesters arrested

The Beijing News (新京报): four persons involved in the May 4 protest in Chengdu were detained under charges of "fabricating and spreading rumors, distortion (炒作), incitement to riot and illegal demonstration.&quot

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Chinese protesters extinguish Olympic torch in protest?

As reported by Asia Sentinel, the Olympic torch has apparently been extinguished by local Chinese protesters while making the rounds in Shenzhen earlier today. Despite efforts to find local sources collaborating details of the story, nothing has turned up on … Continue reading

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NIMBY protest hits Chengdu

Protests against a PetroChina plant in Chengdu.

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