Anti-Japanese Demonstrations Appear "Staged"
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Posted: 04:46 PM JST
New York based independent news organization The Epoch Times reports today that anti-Japanese demonstrations in China appear "staged". According to the Epoch Times internet sources indicate that at least one demonstration in Shenzhen consisted of "mostly plain-clothes police".
It is widely known that demonstrations in China are usually not allowed. They tend to land the organizers in jail, or worse. We all remember what happened on Tiananmin Square in 1989. The Epoch Times however reports that the permit application for the Zhongguan Village anti-Japanese parade was submitted on the date of the parade. It was approved at the scene by the police. The article then produces a list of what happened to previous applicants of such permits. Many ended up in jail.
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