Projects tagged "Chinese petitioners"

Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest Site
Practitioner:
Chinese petitioners
Date:
Jan 4 2014
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest attempt to cultivate his image as a man of the people is creating some unintended consequences. Qingfeng Restaurant, an unassuming local eatery where Xi ate a meal of pork buns, fried pig liver and vegetables last month, has since become a staging ground for residents to protest against their local governments.