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According to Ching Kwan Lee, the Beijing Olympics is fast approaching and it had gathered thousands of people rallying, crying for their human rights among organizations and activists outside the country. The local citizens on the other hand, are rallying to fight for their own rights as they see rapid change in China.

Lee also said that the ordinary Chinese citizens are now becoming activists that are now filling the gap between the law-making government and the corrupt local government. But still, the mobilization still failed in attracting the attention it needs compared to the other activism which is directed at their country.

However, movements among average citizens in China invoke the so-called weiquan – the protection of lawful rights. It only focuses on certain rights including rural land rights, labor rights, as well as property rights.

Because of the rapid economic growth in China, social injustices flourished and the power gaps as well as wealth gaps within the Chinese society have widen. This eventually led to more than a decade of market reforms as well as Beijing’s central government’s legal proliferation.

On the other hand, most local governments in China are distressed because of the fiscal and economic decentralizations. The primary goal of these local governments is to get resources and revenues from its citizens. Lee also asserted that these local governments are more likely to violate the rights of the citizens through various interests. This usually happens between employers and local officials or between the land developers and investors.

Posted by sexy_geek at 5:11 PM