[news] A small village's victory against communist tyranny in China

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The gap between the urban rich and rural poor has been growing steadily in many parts of the so-called developing world. This inequality coupled with rampant environmental destruction is creating wide discontent among the people, sparking resistance against the tyranny of neo-liberal policies embraced by their central governments. However, this fight needs to be fought in two distinct arenas. First of course is the local people's struggle against the unfair status-quo validated by their own authorities, as exemplified by the following story of a small village in China. The second arena belongs to all of us in the wider 'global' community who yearn for socioeconomic justice - it is our responsibility to stop the pressure tactics of Northern governments which force policy makers in poor countries to comply with the neo-liberal agenda. Fight on... Read article from the UK Guardian

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/4/15/6237/56808