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Protests in china are regulated by the government similar to other protests in USA where you usually notify local governments about the land you are on and have

Protests in china are regulated by the government similar to other protests in USA where you usually notify local governments about the land you are on and have to ask for approval in some manner. If protests are approved, then they can be held which is what happens in China. Thus documenting a protest in China that is legal would not be censored on Chinese media, however documenting an illegal protest and then broadcasting it on Chinese media is pretty risky as the government can crackdown on it much easier. Moreover, Chinese government can censor footage about protests if it goes against their wishes so in the end it doesn't really matter.

boombip 9y ago
Does the Chinese government often approve such protests? What would they allow their citizens to protest?
- jeron 9y ago
  I don't think there's really approval for protests, but "The majority of protests in China concern local grievances, such as the corruption of county- or township-level government or Communist Party officials, exploitation by employers, excessive taxation, and so on. Protests targeting specific, local grievances, and where citizens propose actionable remedies, are more likely to succeed than alternative forms of protests." source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_and_dissent_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_and_dissent_in_China
  - forkLding 9y ago
    Those protests are cracked down on, im talking about these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... These are usually broadcasted openly on the Chinese internet and allowed by the Chinese government. Like I'm of Chinese ethnicity and I occasionally see Chinese news, these are the only protests put on Chinese State news that you can see because it forwards Chinese govt. agenda. EDIT: Note that a BBC News article about it says that "The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the outbreak of protests was almost certainly sanctioned by the Chinese authorities, as they were well policed." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 If there is police allowed around a protest in China, it usually is legal
- forkLding 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... Chinese government often uses demonstrations that prove their point or to forward their political agenda
dave_sullivan 9y ago
> similar to other protests in USA where you usually notify local governments about the land you are on and have to ask for approval in some manner. If protests are approved, then they can be held which is what happens in China EDIT: Yeah, my apologies, you're probably not a bot, I'm being paranoid. That said, your argument might as well come from one if you're trying to suggest that the way China handles protests is approximately equivalent to the US. PRIOR: You're a China bot. Anonymous, newish account, comment history is a mix of tech industry opinion (as cover) mixed with "America is just like China" soft-propaganda on topics like Tibet and public protest. And China doesn't approve protest requests. But you know this.
- jacquesm 9y ago
  That's a bit harsh. Do not attribute to malice what can be explained by naivety or stupidity.
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- forkLding 9y ago
  I didn't downvote you because thats your opinion, other people downvoted u. As well, I'm pretty sure I'm not a bot, maybe you can give me a recaptcha test to test me and I never said protests are treated the same in USA. Does the USA censor their protests on the media? Please answer me there as I put that on my post and learn to read. I'm angry because this is stupid. Also I hate the Chinese Communist Party and don't want China under a communist one-party dictatorship. I have not said anything about Tibet, that was you. If I was a Chinese bot I would have just lost my job. They also approve of protests requests that forward their political agenda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... See above, this was broadcasted on the Chinese interwebs and on Chinese State news where I saw it, if it wasn't allowed, it would have been stopped and cracked down on. EDIT: Note that a BBC News article about it says that "The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the outbreak of protests was almost certainly sanctioned by the Chinese authorities, as they were well policed." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 If there is police allowed around a protest in China, it usually is legal Another edit: Dont pretend you know more about China than I do, i am prepared to protest the Chinese govt on Chinese streets and light myself on fire for Chinese democracy, until you can do the same you have no skin in the game.
msla 9y ago
In the US, protests can only be regulated as to time, place, and manner, not content. In the PRC, I can only imagine content is the most heavily regulated aspect.

boombip 9y ago

Does the Chinese government often approve such protests? What would they allow their citizens to protest?

jeron 9y ago
I don't think there's really approval for protests, but "The majority of protests in China concern local grievances, such as the corruption of county- or township-level government or Communist Party officials, exploitation by employers, excessive taxation, and so on. Protests targeting specific, local grievances, and where citizens propose actionable remedies, are more likely to succeed than alternative forms of protests." source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_and_dissent_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_and_dissent_in_China
- forkLding 9y ago
  Those protests are cracked down on, im talking about these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... These are usually broadcasted openly on the Chinese internet and allowed by the Chinese government. Like I'm of Chinese ethnicity and I occasionally see Chinese news, these are the only protests put on Chinese State news that you can see because it forwards Chinese govt. agenda. EDIT: Note that a BBC News article about it says that "The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the outbreak of protests was almost certainly sanctioned by the Chinese authorities, as they were well policed." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 If there is police allowed around a protest in China, it usually is legal
forkLding 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... Chinese government often uses demonstrations that prove their point or to forward their political agenda

dave_sullivan 9y ago

> similar to other protests in USA where you usually notify local governments about the land you are on and have to ask for approval in some manner. If protests are approved, then they can be held which is what happens in China EDIT: Yeah, my apologies, you're probably not a bot, I'm being paranoid. That said, your argument might as well come from one if you're trying to suggest that the way China handles protests is approximately equivalent to the US. PRIOR: You're a China bot. Anonymous, newish account, comment history is a mix of tech industry opinion (as cover) mixed with "America is just like China" soft-propaganda on topics like Tibet and public protest. And China doesn't approve protest requests. But you know this.

jacquesm 9y ago
That's a bit harsh. Do not attribute to malice what can be explained by naivety or stupidity.
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forkLding 9y ago
I didn't downvote you because thats your opinion, other people downvoted u. As well, I'm pretty sure I'm not a bot, maybe you can give me a recaptcha test to test me and I never said protests are treated the same in USA. Does the USA censor their protests on the media? Please answer me there as I put that on my post and learn to read. I'm angry because this is stupid. Also I hate the Chinese Communist Party and don't want China under a communist one-party dictatorship. I have not said anything about Tibet, that was you. If I was a Chinese bot I would have just lost my job. They also approve of protests requests that forward their political agenda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demonstrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_China_anti-Japanese_demon... See above, this was broadcasted on the Chinese interwebs and on Chinese State news where I saw it, if it wasn't allowed, it would have been stopped and cracked down on. EDIT: Note that a BBC News article about it says that "The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the outbreak of protests was almost certainly sanctioned by the Chinese authorities, as they were well policed." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19312226 If there is police allowed around a protest in China, it usually is legal Another edit: Dont pretend you know more about China than I do, i am prepared to protest the Chinese govt on Chinese streets and light myself on fire for Chinese democracy, until you can do the same you have no skin in the game.

msla 9y ago

In the US, protests can only be regulated as to time, place, and manner, not content. In the PRC, I can only imagine content is the most heavily regulated aspect.