Saturday, August 13, 2005

protest - FT reports on Shanghai housing anger

Already for four days about one hundred people are protesting against the eviction of their homes, writes the Financial Times. They do this at a hig-profile place and none of the blogs I'm following has mentioned it protest.
In a city where demonstrations are usually swiftly stamped out by the police, the group of largely older demonstrators was allowed to carry on its protests throughout the week, shouting slogans and calling on party leaders to stand down. The protest took place outside the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, where the Shanghai People's Congress Standing Committee was meeting during the week.
Some people think that weblogs might replace traditional media. They have been missing this one in a big way, or am I missing something?

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