China Protesters Share Food as Supplies Run Out
By Bloomberg News - Dec 19, 2011 11:02 AM PT
Protesters in the Southern Chinese village of Wukan have organized to distribute food to the poor as a nine-day police blockade left people short of supplies.
People in the village in Guangdong province have not been allowed to get food from the outside and are donating remaining supplies to the poor, Huang Rongbiao, a restaurant owner in Wukan, said in a telephone interview yesterday. Villagers are allowed to come and go from Wukan as long as they don’t bring in food supplies, Huang said.
“Maybe there’s enough food for now but I can’t guess how long that will last,” said Huang, who has kept his restaurant closed for 10 days. “Hopefully, the government will handle this and we are waiting for news.”
People were continuing to gather in Wukan’s main square to wait for news about the standoff, Huang said. The blockade began Dec. 10 after the death of a butcher, Xue Jinbo, in police custody led people to kick out local Communist Party officials and armed officers restricted villagers’ movements. Protests had taken place for months in Wukan over allegations that local officials were illegally grabbing land.
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