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  • #11111
    Avatar photoKim Duistermaat
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    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1227111/chengdu-ethylene-plant-halts-construction-over-quake-safety-fears

    Apparently police are expecting a protest Saturday 4th of May around the Times Residence / Shangrila area.

    #31052
    Avatar photoSlavsky
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    Any idea whether it’s safe to show up for making some photo shots? What’s the attitude of police in China towards photographers?

    #31053
    Avatar photoKim Duistermaat
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    no idea, but at this particular occasion they may be nervous, especially with foreigners?

    #31054
    Avatar photoSlavsky
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    And considering the fact, that goverment is doing their best to prevent spreading of info..

    #31055
    Avatar photooh davey
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    It could turn out to be quite a serious protest considering how little it is publicised.

    First time also in our complex I have seen notices (from local PSB office)posted on our doors and elevators cautiously advising people not to protest while assuring them they will have the right to take part in a complaints process or something similar.

    Never seen notices posted like that before.

    @Slavsky: I’d be a little wary and discrete if you do bring your camera. Maybe bring a more discrete sized camera.

    I think police probably ok as they would probably just block you from entering area.

    Problems may arise if there are two groups opposing each other, staged or otherwise.

    Who knows, nothing much may happen;-)

    #31107
    Avatar photoSS
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    Well, my school (middle school) decided to have classes today because they didn’t want to risk students showing up, so I am now off to work for the second Saturday in a row. The last time I remember schools deciding to have weekend classes on days of expected protests it was pretty intense, staged or not.

    #31109
    Avatar photoVincent NL
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    I just cycled past Tianfu Square and all around the square there are police officers a meter apart. Guess they expect the worst.

    #31117
    Avatar photoIan
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    My wife told me that the government are saying that they are doing a earthquake drill today a bit of a coincidence.

    Also she told me that some locals got arrested last week for posting about the protests on Weibo.

    #31124
    Avatar photoCharlie
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    @Slavsky: I’d be a little wary and discrete if you do bring your camera. Maybe bring a more discrete sized camera.

    Yeah, anything non-SLR will be no problem. I’ve photographed at protests in Chengdu before like this: Anti Japan Protest Ignites Chengdu. No one bothered me or stopped me from taking photos.

    Is this still going on, or has it ended?

    #31131
    Avatar photoMerior
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    @ Charlie – reportedly no sign of any protest as of 15 minutes ago but plenty of police still waiting for that photo opportunity.

    #31137
    Avatar photoKim Duistermaat
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    Charlie, the big difference with the Japan protest is that on that occasion, every news about the chinese protesting against the unjust attitude of Japan was welcome. This case is the opposite I would say. Anyway, nothing much seems to have happened.

    #31141
    Avatar photoStephen Howard
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    I rode by JiuYanQiao at about 2:30 and I didn’t see any kind of protest, just lots of police. Anyone go earlier in the day? Be interested to hear if it never materialized or got disbanded really quickly.

    #31159
    Avatar photoAmason
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    #31160
    Avatar photoSeabass
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    Does anyone have any info on a possible event today? I live right next to Jiu Yan qiao and there are bus loads full of police, rent a cops, and even some military vehicles all over the place down here… Smthg must be brewing…

    #31164
    Avatar photoSlavsky
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    @Seabass, can you make some photos of military vehicles?

    #31166
    Avatar photoSeabass
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    Haha, I’m not really looking to go down the dissident road, but the vehicles are parked on Zhimin Donglu 致民东路,just behind the riverside bar street, about 100-200 meters inside the 1st ring road. They are just the type of military trucks that would typically transport troops, personnel, etc

    #31173
    Avatar photoBrendan
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    I’m not really looking to go down the dissident road

    Oh go on.

    I saw some hilarious looking ‘Police’ this morning, including a woman in full (clown) make up and high heels. Scary stuff. No protesters though, they probably stayed at home since it’s been looking like rain/drizzle all day.

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