China official says Wukan protest shows rights demands on rise

Reuters. Posted on 26 December 2011.

The senior Chinese official who helped defuse a standoff with protesting villagers has told officials to get used to citizens who are increasingly assertive about their rights and likened erring local governments to red apples with rotten cores.

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