China detains 13 in 'rebel' village over protestsBEIJING -- Chinese authorities detained 13 residents of the rebel village of Wukan Tuesday, police said, after jailing its chief -- who was elected after leading protests against Communist officials -- on corruption charges. Tuesday's detentions were for "disturbing the public order and public transport order", police said on an verified social media account. After the arrests, villagers clashed with police, with security forces using tear gas and rubber bullets, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported. Villagers threw stones at police with riot shields, according to a video posted to the newspapers website. The 2011 protests in Wukan were initially seen as just another bout of social unrest in China, where tens of thousands of such incidents occur each year.

Source: The China Post September 13, 2016 05:48 UTC