【新唐人2011年12月28日訊】持續三個月，全球聚焦的烏坎抗爭表面暫時平息。廣東省委副書記朱明國承認：群眾被激怒起來了，才知道甚麼叫力量。而美國《紐約時報》關注中國烏坎事件的分析報導中說，在中國，多達50%到60%的小村落，正像烏坎村這樣，民眾長期遭到地方政府的不正當對待。中國至少有62萬5000個「烏坎村」。
26號，朱明國在廣東省群眾工作經驗交流會上說，有的幹部習慣發號施令，對群眾問題能拖就拖……群眾已經被激怒起來了，你才知道甚麼叫力量。
朱明國舉例說，近期出現群體性事件的潮州古巷、新塘鎮的大敦村和最近的烏坎村……，就像蘋果，心裡爛了，皮還是紅的，一旦皮破了，不可收拾。
中國問題專家文昭：「他（中共）還是比較擔心這麼多村民以死相拼的，他會製造出影響非常大的事件，所以他要叫村民穩住。但是對於其他想去效仿烏坎的它還沒有造成影響，它（中共）會第一時間就把他壓下去。」
時事評論員李天笑表示，中共一星期前還在調兵遣將，殺氣騰騰，突然換成笑臉，這被許多人認為是中共破天荒的一次妥協。其實，中共的妥協讓步是迫於形勢、或恐懼局勢進一步向更不利方向發展，再有幾十個國際媒體記者駐在烏坎，中共不得已才被迫罷手。
汕頭的澄海溪南鎮上岱美村18號也爆發上千村民的抗議示威﹔而20號，汕頭海門鎮爆發的萬民抗議當局興建第二電廠事件，直到目前還沒有平息。
李天笑指出，目前中共可能採取先穩住烏坎的示眾效應，然後再各個擊破。
孫文廣：「這有可能啊，他（中共）和你打太極拳一樣的推來推去，最後不了了之，也是一種可能性，我想民眾應該團結起來，大家不要鬆弛。堅持到底我想會有獲得更好的結果。」
《紐約時報》指出，實際上在中國，像烏坎村這種居民遭地方政府欺壓的村落，至少有62萬5000個，而這種貪腐的地方政府，由於利益糾結，很難根除。
報導說，部分觀察家認為，烏坎事件將中國地方體制的缺失挖了出來，也被迫要做出清理。但問題在於，不論是村領導人、村落本身或是地方官員，似乎沒有人會認為改革對他們有利。
威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校（University of Wisconsin-Madison）中國專家傅禮門（Edward Friedman）認為，土地銷售是大錢，所有階層都看到上層怎麼從中弄到錢，所以每個人也都想跟著搞，以便過上好日子。
而大陸政策問題專家蒲飛指出，烏坎事件要想得到徹底解決，必須國家出臺一個系統的土地徵收政策。他說，只要官方一天不對土地進行改革，這種情況肯定會層出不窮。
《蘋果日報》專欄作者李平指出，烏坎事件在中國現時社會土地維權中頗具代表性。大陸頻發的環保衝突、抗稅衝突、抗暴衝突、民族衝突，在胡錦濤、溫家寶主政9年來此起彼伏，在「和諧」社會的口號中﹙卻﹚越演越烈。
新唐人記者李韻、孫寧採訪報導。
China Has 625,000 Potential Wukans, Foreign Media Says
The Wukan protests, attracting global attention,
are seemingly calming down.
Zhu Mingguo, Guangdong’s deputy secretary of the CCP
(Chinese Communist Party) admitted,
the enraged masses showed what are they capable of.
New York Times reported that up to 60% of China’s villages
suffer of similar local officials’ injustice like Wukan.
And that China has at least 625,000 potential
Wukan villages.
On December 26, at a conference on public management,
Zhu Mingguo gave atypical for CCP leader speech.
Zhu said some cadres are used to issuing orders and have
tried every mean to put off solving the civilians’ petitions…
After the public has been angered, you become aware
what its strength is, CCP’ Guangdong deputy secretary said.
Zhu mentioned the recent mass protests that occurred
in Guxiang town, in Dadun village and in Wukan village.
He gave the example of an apple rotten to the core,
but still having a red skin on the outside.
Once the surface of the skin cracks,
the mess cannot be easily cleaned up.
Wen Zhao (expert on China issues): “CCP’ regime still fears
that many villagers are ready to defend themselves to death.
That’ll produce a huge impact. So firstly, its efforts are
to stabilize the situation with the villagers.
As to other mass protests that follow Wukan but haven’t
had a big impact, the regime will suppress them ASAP."
Commentator Li Tianxiao said, just a week ago the CCP still
brutally deployed forces, but swiftly replaced them with smiles.
Many people see this as CCP’s unprecedented concession.
In fact, the CCP was compelled by the situation.
It feared that the situation will take even more
unfavorable direction.
Plus, there were dozens of international media’ journalists
in Wukan, reporting the true development of the protests.
In such a situation, the CCP was forced to give up.
On December 18, a mass protest broke out in Daimei Village,
Shantou City, where thousands of villagers went on the streets.
On December 20, ~10,000 villagers in Haimen town, Shantou,
protested against authorities’ construction of 2nd power plant.
The Haimen mass protest
is still going on at the moment.
Li Tianxiao comments, currently the CCP might put on hold
any efforts for Wukan, and then it’ll crush them one by one.
Sun Wenguang (retired professor of Shandong University):
“It is very likely to do so.
It may also apply Tai Chi techniques with protesters,
pushing them back and forth and leaving it unsettled finally.
Both are possible. But I think people should unify and not relax.
I believe persistence to the end will produce a better result.”
New York Times reveals, there are at least 625,000 villages
across China, suffering from Wukan-like officials’ injustice.
However, such corrupt local authorities is hard to eradicate,
due to entangled interests and issues.
Observers said, reports state, Wukan’ protests highlight local
authorities’ systemic flaws and there will be a housecleaning.
The problem is, almost nobody benefits from housecleaning,
from the village leaders or township to the county officials.
Edward Friedman, expert on China issues at University
of Wisconsin-Madison, says land sale is a big money source.
CCP officials at all levels have seen their superiors benefit
from it, thus everyone wants to follow suit for a better life.
Pu Fei, expert on China policies, points out that a complete
resolution of Wukan’s event requires the authorities to issue a sound policy on land requisition.
Pu Fei thinks numerous potential Wukan protests will emerge
if the authorities leave the land reform untouched.
Apple Daily columnist Li Ping said, Wukan protest
is a typical act of land rights’ defending in today’s China.
Conflicts about environmental protection, tax-resistance,
anti-violence, ethnic injustice, etc., emerged frequently during the nine-year’s of Hu’ and Wen’s reign.
While filled with slogans of “harmonious society,”
China’s mass protests only grow in number and intensity.
NTD reporters Li Yun and Sun Ning