law - Mixed signals on Dongzhou-shootings

Chinese government and party officials are sending different signals on the Dongzhou-shootings, where the commander got detained after ordering military forces to shoot at demonstrating villagers, writes the Washington Post.

The Chinese government said Tuesday it had reached "no conclusion" on the fatal police shooting last week of rural protesters in southern China, in a remarkable sign of uncertainty within the Communist leadership about how to handle an incident that dissidents are comparing to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Very remarkable indeed.

Update: Daai Tou Laam gives an overview of the recent reports in the unlinkable South China Morning Post and AP.