Riot police have locked down Wukan, the democratically governed village in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong that has waged a protracted struggle against the land grabs underlying the country’s rapid urbanisation.
Yesterday, videos shared by villagers on social media showed police lining Wukan’s streets and using tear gas, while villagers in makeshift helmets waved Chinese flags and threw stones.
Earlier in the morning, police detained about a dozen villagers who had protested against the elected village chief’s recent imprisonment. Some photos showed bleeding villagers who appeared to have been wounded by rubber bullets.
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