One of China's most celebrated experiments in gr**-roots
cheap monster beats democracy showed signs of faltering on Friday, as frustrations with elected officials in the southern fishing village of Wukan triggered a small and angry protest.
On the first anniversary of an uprising that gave **rth to the experiment, about 100 villagers rallied outside Wukan's
monster beats studio sale Communist Party offices to express anger at what they saw as slow progress by the village's democratically elected governing committee to resolve local land disputes.
"We still haven't got our land back," shouted Liu Hancai, a retired 62-year-old party member, one of many villagers fighting to win back land that was seized by Wukan's previous administration and illegally sold off for development.
The small crowd, many on motor**kes, was kept under tight
beats by dre headphonesurveillance by plain-clothed officials fearful of any broader unrest breaking out. Police cars were patrolling the streets.
"There would be more people here, but many people are afraid of trouble and won't come out," Liu told Reuters.
A year ago, Wukan became a beacon of rights activism after the land seizures sparked unrest and led to the sacking of local party officials.
monster beats by dre That in turn led to village-wide elections for a more representative committee to help resolve the **tter rows.
Friday's demonstration was far less heated than the protests that earned Wukan headlines around the world last September. But the small rally reveals how early optimism over the ground-breaking adoption of local
cheap monster beats studio sale-level democracy has soured for some.
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