【新唐人2011年12月28日讯】持续三个月，全球聚焦的乌坎抗争表面暂时平息。广东省委副书记朱明国承认：群众被激怒起来了，才知道什么叫力量。而美国《纽约时报》关注中国乌坎事件的分析报导中说，在中国，多达50%到60%的小村落，正像乌坎村这样，民众长期遭到地方政府的不正当对待。中国至少有62万5000个“乌坎村”。
26号，朱明国在广东省群众工作经验交流会上说，有的干部习惯发号施令，对群众问题能拖就拖……群众已经被激怒起来了，你才知道什么叫力量。
朱明国举例说，近期出现群体性事件的潮州古巷、新塘镇的大敦村和最近的乌坎村……，就像苹果，心里烂了，皮还是红的，一旦皮破了，不可收拾。
中国问题专家文昭：“他（中共）还是比较担心这么多村民以死相拼的，他会制造出影响非常大的事件，所以他要叫村民稳住。但是对于其他想去效仿乌坎的它还没有造成影响，它（中共）会第一时间就把他压下去。”
时事评论员李天笑表示，中共一星期前还在调兵遣将，杀气腾腾，突然换成笑脸，这被许多人认为是中共破天荒的一次妥协。其实，中共的妥协让步是迫于形势、或恐惧局势进一步向更不利方向发展，再有几十个国际媒体记者驻在乌坎，中共不得已才被迫罢手。
汕头的澄海溪南镇上岱美村18号也爆发上千村民的抗议示威﹔而20号，汕头海门镇爆发的万民抗议当局兴建第二电厂事件，直到目前还没有平息。
李天笑指出，目前中共可能采取先稳住乌坎的示众效应，然后再各个击破。
孙文广：“这有可能啊，他（中共）和你打太极拳一样的推来推去，最后不了了之，也是一种可能性，我想民众应该团结起来，大家不要松弛。坚持到底我想会有获得更好的结果。”
《纽约时报》指出，实际上在中国，像乌坎村这种居民遭地方政府欺压的村落，至少有62万5000个，而这种贪腐的地方政府，由于利益纠结，很难根除。
报导说，部分观察家认为，乌坎事件将中国地方体制的缺失挖了出来，也被迫要做出清理。但问题在于，不论是村领导人、村落本身或是地方官员，似乎没有人会认为改革对他们有利。
威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校（University of Wisconsin-Madison）中国专家傅礼门（Edward Friedman）认为，土地销售是大钱，所有阶层都看到上层怎么从中弄到钱，所以每个人也都想跟着搞，以便过上好日子。
而大陆政策问题专家蒲飞指出，乌坎事件要想得到彻底解决，必须国家出台一个系统的土地征收政策。他说，只要官方一天不对土地进行改革，这种情况肯定会层出不穷。
《苹果日报》专栏作者李平指出，乌坎事件在中国现时社会土地维权中颇具代表性。大陆频发的环保冲突、抗税冲突、抗暴冲突、民族冲突，在胡锦涛、温家宝主政9年来此起彼伏，在“和谐”社会的口号中﹙却﹚越演越烈。
新唐人记者李韵、孙宁采访报导。
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
