Wukan wave

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Updated On Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

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Lin Zuluan smiles as he was elected as chief of village in Wukan, south China's Guangdong province. AP hoto/Vincent Yu

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Lin Zuluan smiles as he was elected as chief of village in Wukan, south China's Guangdong province. AP hoto/Vincent Yu

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A childs walks with his toy gun after his mother cast her vote in village elections in Wukan, China's southern Guangdong province. Residents of the small village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

A childs walks with his toy gun after his mother cast her vote in village elections in Wukan, China's southern Guangdong province. Residents of the small village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

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Residents of Wukan fill in forms during voting in village elections. Wukan, south China's Guangdong province went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Residents of Wukan fill in forms during voting in village elections. Wukan, south China's Guangdong province went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

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Ballots lie on the floor after being taken out from a ballot box following village election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Residents of Wukan gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Ballots lie on the floor after being taken out from a ballot box following village election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Residents of Wukan gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

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Zhang Bincha, a 44-year old resident of Wukan, cheers after voting in village elections. Residents of the village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Zhang Bincha, a 44-year old resident of Wukan, cheers after voting in village elections. Residents of the village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

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An election worker counts votes after village election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Residents of Wukan gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

An election worker counts votes after village election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Residents of Wukan gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

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Former Wukan protest leader Zhuang Liehong (L) and Xue Jianwan (C), daughter of deceased village leader Xue Jinbo, prepare to vote in village elections in Wukan, China's southern Guangdong province. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Former Wukan protest leader Zhuang Liehong (L) and Xue Jianwan (C), daughter of deceased village leader Xue Jinbo, prepare to vote in village elections in Wukan, China's southern Guangdong province. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

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Residents of Wukan in China's southern Guangdong province vote in village elections. Residents of the southern Chinese fishing village gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Residents of Wukan in China's southern Guangdong province vote in village elections. Residents of the southern Chinese fishing village gathered to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy in China. Reuters/Bobby Yip

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A residents of Wukan in China's southern Guangdong province casts her vote in village elections. Residents of the small village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

A residents of Wukan in China's southern Guangdong province casts her vote in village elections. Residents of the small village went to the polls in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state. AFP Photo/Peter Parks

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Villagers write ballots at voting booths during an election to select village committees at a polling station set up outside a school in Wukan village, China's southern Guangdong province. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Updated on Mar 03, 2012 09:54 pm IST

Villagers write ballots at voting booths during an election to select village committees at a polling station set up outside a school in Wukan village, China's southern Guangdong province. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

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