In China, a Grass-Roots Rebellion

Rights Manifesto Slowly Gains Ground Despite Government Efforts to Quash It

"This is the first time that anyone other than the Communist Party has put in written form in a public document a political vision for China," said Xiao Qiang, an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, a human rights activist and director of the China Internet Project, which monitors conversation on China's vast network of electronic bulletin-board systems, blogs and Web sites. "It's dangerous to be associated with ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 29, 2009
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Patricia Blochowiak
3.6
by Patricia Blochowiak - Jan. 29, 2009

Hope springs eternal, as well as the faith that positive actions are worth taking, in China, as well as in other places. I cried, too. The China I know is changing.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 31, 2009

It's nice to know a report of this quality was written by someone with a hell of a lot to lose, yet still manages to let the people a world away know that their are people in China who pray for freedom. When the dissidents sign their names on Chapter 08, they are signing away their liberty, rights and their lives.

When I saw the young man standing in front of that tank, during the Tinnamen Square massacre, I thought maybe those old guard leaders would let the younger people have freedom. But once you are used to being treated like kings, what's in it for you,

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Li Lou
2.7
by Li Lou - Jan. 30, 2009

it is a fair and balanced story. However, it is such an old story idea, and almost cliche. But even for reporting cliche, this lacks a new angle and greater depth. Pro-democracy movements from grass-roots have been going on for as long as the new government was built in 1949. This has been covered a lot by western media. Therefore, a new news story needs find a new perspective to be appealing.

I worry about Tang Xiaozhao. As her full name and picture was published, I think the central government will soon find her and punish her in one way or another. Her motive is good, but getting exposed by Western media is not really a smart thing to do. Even for an activist, the most important thing is to protect one's own personal security.

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David Leyba
4.5
by David Leyba - Jan. 29, 2009

It is a nice concise story. Conveys the information this newer form of political dissent in China, and the risks that it entails. It also gives a small amount of background to other acts of dissent.

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