Chinese Police Use Shrill Whistles & Water Cannons on Protesters
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Large numbers of police — and new tactics like shrill whistles and street cleaning trucks — squelched overt protests in China for a second Sunday in a row after calls for peaceful gatherings modeled on recent democratic movements in the Middle East.
At one end of Shanghai‘s People’s Square, uniformed police blew whistles nonstop and shouted at people to keep moving, though about 200 people — a combination of onlookers and quiet sympathizers — braved the noise. In Beijing, trucks normally used to water the streets drove repeatedly up the busy commercial shopping district spraying water and keeping crowds pressed to the edges.
Foreign journalists met with tighter police controls. In Shanghai, authorities called foreign reporters Sunday warning them to stay away from the protest sites, while police in Beijing followed some reporters and blocked those with cameras from entering the Wangfujing shopping street where protests were called for.
Police also detained several Chinese, at least two in Beijing and four in Shanghai, putting them into vans and driving them away, though officials did not give a reason.
The more heated response compared with last week shows how the mysterious calls for protest have left the authoritarian government on edge. Unlike Egypt and Tunisia where popular frustrations with economic malaise added fuel to popular protests to oust autocratic leaders, China has a booming economy and rising living standards. Still, the leadership is battling inflation and worries that democratic movements could take root if unchallenged.
“Rapid inflation affects people’s livelihoods and may affect social stability,” Premier Wen Jiabao said in an online chat Sunday. He later added: “I know the impact that prices can cause a country and am deeply aware of its extreme importance.”
The initial online call for protest that first circulated on an overseas Chinese news website 10 days ago called for Chinese to imitate the “Jasmine Revolution” that started in Tunisia, urging them to gather peacefully at sites in 13 cities. A renewed call earlier this week expanded the target cities to 27.
While the origins of the calls are not known, police have questioned, placed under house arrest and detained more than 100 people. At least five have been detained on subversion or national security charges, in some cases for passing on information about the protest calls.
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nelan72
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 3:46pmObama would perfer to water slide torcher.
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:00pmMaybe our police in Wisconsin need to take a lesson from the Chinese. Stop wimping out Wisconsin liberal police and do your damn job.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 12:02pmHearding up the sheep for the slaughter. The state puts forth millions of laws and regulations and you the citizen better comply with every single one or you are going to jail, fined and just plain killed.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 11:51amI know this is an interesting story and most new worthy…but check out this link and tell me why it is not the subject we are talking about.
Report Post »http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=13806
Please pass the link on if you think it is important.
Extremepatriot
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:02amWe could use some of these ideas in Madison Wisconsin. The Chi-Coms know how to take care of out of control demonstraters. Remember what they did in Tienaman Square.
Report Post »timej31
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:06pmLook up “Capital offences in the People’s Republic of China” and see what it list. Just read it and think about it.
Report Post »*************
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:19pmChinese should have used the recording of Beck yelling to the Caller, get off my phone. Because Beck’s voice was the shillist sound ever record by man.
It will scare people to death!
http://www.mofopolitics.com/2009/07/15/audio-glenn-beck-yells-at-caller-grrr-get-off-my-phone-you-little-pinhead/
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:24pmAs FF Piven might say “The Jasmine Revolution is all about sex”. It must be those repressed, unemployed young single Chinese men acting out because government population control has resulted in a scarcity of women.
Maybe Harry Reid can send all the sweeties from the Moonlight Bunny Ranch and the rest of the Nevada hookers over there to help the Chicoms calm the young dudes down.
Report Post »Ezekiel
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:47pmWhen the world lies in its filth of chaos and disorder, someone will offer to clean us off. In return for his leadership, he will ask our total allegiance, he will make himself a god incarnate. With the flesh of a man, but the mind of a dragon. Chaos and disorder are his means to our end.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:52pmI think it’s that Biburr, Beeeber, Beiber Kid
Report Post »danglnbagsatea
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:54pmCan someone please explain to me what this chaos is supposed to do, exactly? The Chinese are already under the perfect government ! Just what the left is after, right, this type of government? Very confusing to me, they want control over here like they have over there so they riot out in our streets. Now they want riots in China too! Do they want even more control or do they just want misery for all people except the elite? All I see in this chaos is misery for all. They will not be happy till the whole world is poor, living in exactly the same kind of huts and having only what they need to survive. Is that there version of the middle class? Who will tell us all what to do,God? They don’t believe in God. Do they want one king of the world or what? Absolutely insane to me! Is Obama the chosen one?
Report Post »Chicago Ray
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:59pm“They will not be happy till the whole world is poor, living in exactly the same kind of huts and having only what they need to survive”
You nailed it right there. The left is filled with malcontents and losers who simply cannot or will not compete in a free market society/ A system which requires one to be better than the rest to get hired to work to become wealthy and one day own one’s own business is the usual ladder ascended.
To these people though, that‘s ’too hard‘ and they’d rather sit all day smoking government provided crack and booze partying until they‘re dead and they don’t care if it’s in a mud hut as long as everyone else is in a similar mud hut.
As they say MISERY LOVES COMPANY and that’s why the losers and loons try dragging everyone else down to their sub basement level of life. They can’t climb upward so they drag the rest of us into their sad and pathetic existences.
Report Post »Chicago Ray
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:36pm“Chinese Police Use Shrill Whistles & Water Cannons on Protesters”
Would they prefer real weaponry?
Report Post »Mr. John Sauls
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:18pmThis is spreding to fast not to be well organised.
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:13pmWhen it is all said and done around the world and in the US, the footprint will show G.Soro and the unions.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:07amIt’s pathetic that the Blaze keeps moderating (censoring) my comments because of my references to the obvious National Socialist (NAZI) resemblance of police action, not just in China, but around the world.
It makes it abundantly clear to me that there is an agenda here.
What does the Blaze really stand for?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 8:05pmBlaze
1 a brilliant burst of light
Report Post »2 a bright or steady light or glare
3 a brilliant or striking display
4 a sudden outburst, as of emotion
Use of Blaze My house was a BLAZE of fire because I didn’t pay the city of which I am not a taxpayer $75.00/Yr so if my house was a BLAZE of fire the firemen would put out the BLAZE
Sinista Mace
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 10:21amI didn’t ask for a definition, Sarcasticsaur.
You can’t even use it properly in a sentence. Ablaze is one word.
Your run-on sentence structure is apparent.
Your logic is faulty too.
Nobody has to pay me $75 to put out a fire if I’m a firefighter.
I’m not a vending machine. I’m a human.
You’re an idiot obsessed over losing that argumennt from 10 threads ago, trolling me around the forums trying to reopen that wound you won’t allow to heal.
Report Post »april 12 1861
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:40amI believe what we are seeing is, an attempt by major factions to destroy the current statuesque and replace it with a global governance. At this point in time we are seeing groups working together for a common goal, one of which is the destruction of the most powerful and influential county on the planet, us.
Each group believes, once there is enough damage and people become desperate, thier group can step in and offer a solution. Or just take out right power.
The gruops to worry about include Islam, the communists, and the George Soroses. Each one will bring there own version of Hell on earth.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:15amSocialism / Communisism use to say that
Capitalism / Expansionism …. is bad.
But as more Socialist began to realise
the wonderous growth of wealth from Expansionism
the Socialist canged their motto to
Capitalism / Expansionism … is Bad FOR THE ENVIROMENT
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:34amLooks like the Blaze is on a campaign of malicious moderation of comments that don’t toe the neocon line again.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:48pm75.00/yr Fire Ins Decisions Have Consequences
Report Post »patriot48
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:33amI think the whole globe is imploding because of the weakness OUR leader. The USA has always been the glue that held the world together. Our glue has become pablum because of this administration.
Report Post »Republic
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:31amI suppose hosing protesters with water canons is a step up from running over protesters with tanks.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:46pmBabysteps, then Boot on neck
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:58am“Rapid inflation affects people’s livelihoods and may affect social stability…” yup… like here in our beloved USA… sugar doubled in price in a month, margarine up $2.00 since last WEEK, dog food up $10.00 in a month… my stability is sure affected! And every time I drive by my mom-and-pop gas station on the corner… yikes…
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:27amThe beautiful thing about America vs China when it comes to
price fluxuation
is we can make extra money in commodity trading
to hedge the cost of high fluxucations.
and every citizen in the USA CAN trade
we have that freedom
but lately that freedom to trade has come under attack
FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE
Report Post »montanamadman
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:43am1.3 billion in china, probably gonna need more than whistles and water cannons
Report Post »tinydd
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:16amTrust me, human life has little meaning in China and if you’re protesting, then better not stand in front of any tanks.
China doesn’t care what the world thinks and now that it is a super power, people will die and Obama will say nothing as he needs the Chinese money.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:42amMonkey see Monkey do. The prices are going up all over the world. It has to do with oil prices. Somebody is getting rich off of the prices. Too bad that our beloved President and environmentalists have killed oil production over here. How’s that green stuff working for you now? These people are just doing what all the other countries are doing now. They want freedom, but they aren’t sure on how to get it, except to protest.
Report Post »REDPILLREADY
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:41pmWhen I lived in China for awhile and they discovered a major new oil source off their coast, the state-run news media (of course) hailed it as great for China. The ordinary citizens I knew were also happy for the discovery because it would help China. Same thing happened in Brazil when they verified one of the world’s largest oil reserves in the world just off their coast. The government and people were thrilled what it meant for economic development and jobs. The US is the only country I know of that its leaders (progressive dumbocRat socialists mostly) abhor the presence of our vast domestic resources. Its an absolute outrage that we are virtually shut down because of this administration and the regulatory agencies. Take a look at what this administration has done to the gulf coast exploration industry – decimated and it will take years to start back up. 50 – 60K jobs gone. In war, a foreign enemy tries to destroy energy self-reliance and the prosperity and power it affords a nation. Thats what I’m saying, the enemy is here.
Report Post »TaterSalad
Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:22pmAmericans are ignorant/un-informed with Agenda 21 and here are the facts of what is going on that will eventually, completely control you:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Morrison/joyce36.htm
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/un_agenda_21_coming_to_a_neigh.html
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udza_agenda-21_news
http://gulagbound.com/12218/agenda-21-the-death-knell-of-liberty
http://gulagbound.com/12977/agenda-21-part-iii-maryland-county-abolishes-it-now-its-your-turn
http://green-agenda.com/globalrevolution.html
Report Post »MAJORMINOR
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:36amPart of the global chaos plan for a new world order? I’m just asking.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:43amdefine New World Order?
Report Post »An Exceptional America
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:44amIf not, then this would have to be a huge coincidence.
Report Post »An Exceptional America
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:47amDASHRIPROCK: define New World Order?
——
A borderless world with a global governess. In other words, the earth will essentially become an empire.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:51amWell DUHHHH
Im asking who IS this NEW WORLD ORDER???
Report Post »MAJORMINOR
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:57am@An Exceptional America
A borderless world with a global governess. In other words, the earth will essentially become an empire.
The battle will really be about who will lead the resulting empire….progressives, communists, islam…
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:00amarent progressive and communist was the same?
and Islam has saught global dominance since the 5th CENTURY
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:00amand as for the word EMPIRE
Who is the EMPORER??
Report Post »MAJORMINOR
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:08amProgressives can become socialists who can become communists…it’s more of a progression towards a controlled life with large overgrown government is charge with little or no personal freedom. How far along the progression is yet to be determined.
The world has been battling Islam since the 5th century and the crusades could not stop their progression towards their caliphate…
Where will it end up???
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:17amIf Islam is still stuck in the middle East and a few Asian Islands
AFTER 1500 YEARS
Id say thet are a little slow
And you forgot an element that is new to Progressives / Liberals / Socialist / Communists
and that new element would be ENVIROMENTALISM
because this Global warming Bull seems to be the glue
That holds the rest together.
So if you ask me what is going on Globaly
Id say that since the ENVIRMENTALISTS failed at getting
CRAP AND TRADE
they are now setting fire to the middle east to achieve the same goal
Report Post »An Exceptional America
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 12:37pm@ DASHRIPROCK
Well DUHHHH
Yikes… Calm down man. We are on the same side….. I think. I mis-interpreted your question. And gave a less than thorough definition. Obviously, I understand that the true question is who would ultimately rule this “empire”.
Even though things look pretty bad right now, I am not totally convinced they will succeed.
You are right though, environmentalism is the current fuel to push the fire. This fraud is flaming out though.
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:28pmKissinger: Obama main task is to create the New World Order – all countries
will be ruled by UN and Obama will heard it.
Kissinger: Obama Will Create A New World Order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SISUIhprOa8
Henry Kissinger New World Order 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bKwH3kJew4
New Kissinger NWO : New World Order & Obama Worship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GThfWVCfjVo
Obama Calls For New World Order In Berlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CV8Xt2VWvc&feature=related
PBS- Obama Puppetmaster George Soros calls for Carbon Taxes and New World Order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBbF09-ZkII
Obama New World Order – Clinton skeptical – Soros happy
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TCm-kFkDMc
randy
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:33amI fear there will soon be another civil war in the US. This time between the right and left.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:59amIf there is, it most likely will start here in AZ, where we now have a handful of moronic county leaders wanting to break off from the rest of the state, and become their own state.
Report Post »montanamadman
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:28amare any of these country’s leaders doing anything to try and stop whats going on? other than handing out weapons.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:11am@Montanamadman
Among the administration and his cronies, no. This kind of chaos is exactly what they want to have happen, more pressure from bottom up, top down and explode from the inside out.
Report Post »goatkid
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:52pmBeen thinking that for a while Randy.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:26amShrill noise?
What are they blasting one of Hillary’s speaches over the loudspeaker?
Report Post »randy
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:34amNow that was funny!
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:36amWhat??????? The cops don‘t have ears and can’t here the noise?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:38amMost likely both. No, in all seriousness, it is likely the noise is done via loudspeaker at frequencies set to cause pain in hearing, and upset the nervous systems – several shows on cable and tech magazines have called the tech ‘infrasound’ and is considered a non-lethal form of crowd control.
At the least, with the Chinese government not using bullets right off the bat, they have shown a small amount of restraint; the major fact is there own country is on the edge of a cliff, and soon we will see which way she will go.
Ultra worse case – civil war erupts between ethnic and political lines, shattering the country into a series of smaller nation-states within the greater region.
Most likely case – some cosmetic changes will be made in the country to give the apperance of more freedoms, while control is still kept centeral to the governments hands.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:55amPsychological warfare.
Loud noise (like police sirens), flashing lights at the frequency designed to provoke a sense of fear at the correct wavelength that the brain is most sensitive to (red and blue).
They bleed too. Police are simply using psychological warfare to try to intimidate people , to cow people, like sheep dogs barking at the edges of a flock, to corral them like they’re doing.
Down with the sheepdogs.
Their barks are louder than their bite.
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:59amyou nailed it, Dash…
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:24amI wonder for how many hours will my comments be “awaiting moderation”.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:30amhey gang …the chinese will harvesting body parts for resale from this crowd…
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 12:14pmOh Dash…you are SUCH a card!
The US used similar techniques against Noriega when he was holed up in one of his mansions. Our Marines blasted awful ****-rock along the lines of Van Halen and Motley Crue until Manny couldn’t take it anymore and surrendered.
Nice to see the Chinese are progressing, though…ten years ago, they just would’ve killed everyone and put the bodies in unmarked graves.
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:39pmMake no mistake China is having internal economic problems. They are not as solid as many would like to think. Increased urbanization, the demand for higher pay, and increased consumption of resources with the ever rising cost of commodities are creating quite a problem that most definitely could rock international economies at a time they could least afford it. China is also being heavily pressured to stop artificially undervaluing its currency which is why their exports are so strong. This is really the main thrust behind their economic growth driven by strong exports to the US and Europe. China has an ever increasing gap between the wealthy and the poor. I predict China is not our greatest threat and will implode on itself. It was the second largest economy in the late 1800′s also. When these large gaps of wealth exist in a society it becomes ripe with corruption and stifles any growth it may have sustained and begins a gradual decline. I believe all indications point to this pattern in modern day China.
“Serious troubles in China’s economy could threaten the stability of the U.S. and global economies,” writes Paulson in Foreign Affairs.
http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/02/china-currency-trade-biz-wash-cx_bw_0503china.html
http://moneynews.com/StreetTalk/paulson-china-economy/2008/08/25/id/325026
Combine this with economic pressures in the US with declining currency value and enormous debt, High unemployment across the Middle East with significant political unrest and adjustments, insolvency in the EU of several major economies and its falling Euro and the rising cost of commodities secondary to increase demand with decreasing supplies due to emerging economies like India and China are setting the stage for another world war conflict. Historically, when these factors culminate such as they are now the almost inevitable outcome is military conflict
http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2010/06/06/economic-trouble-in-europe-now-china-next%E2%80%A6/
http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/the-falling-euro-may-offer-the-best-investment-opportunity-in-2011-42260
Just my analysis of the signs of the times !!!!!!!!!
Report Post »SANE_I think
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:43pmLet us not forget that they refuse to allow their currency to raise in value; the result is inflation.
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 6:32pmI have been to China and I think ….
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jzs
Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:43pmIt’s about time Wisconsin cracked down on the commie thugs.
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