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...Now in China:

China stifles 'Jasmine' trail online, breaks up protests

"'Jasmine' became the watchword for Chinese authorities on Sunday as an innocuous post online led to gatherings in Beijing and Shanghai, and protests that took after the wave of rebellion sweeping north Africa and the Arab world.

In a swift crackdown underlining the Chinese government's anxiety, officials questioned or detained scores of activists and warned others, while blocking posts on Chinese websites calling on people to join in protests. The police stepped up vigilance across 13 cities in China in response to persistent posts over the internet exhorting the Chinese to join the Jasmine Revolution that began in Tunisia, to secure their democratic rights from the government in Beijing."

Damn, I'm glad I live where I do.