Environmental activists jailed in China
Demonstration in China. Image: theepochtimes.com There is no democracy in China. That is a fact. If the Chinese people harmed in some way, it is easier if the grievances are not embodied in a mass protest. Demonstrations are illegal activities in mainland China, unless the Chinese community rallies and demonstrations against foreign countries. Being environmental activist living in China is a very dangerous activity. The environmentalists will be arrested, even jailed as has happened in Qidong. China has sentenced 16 people to up to a year-and-a-half in prison for participation in an environmental protest last July when a crowd of thousands ransacked government offices. Only one defendant, Zhu Xiaoling, planned to appeal, the Xinhua report said. The protests eased after the owner of the factory, Japan's Oji Paper, announced it had cancelled the pipeline, which would have dumped waste water into the sea.