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| Police officers ask a journalist, lower right, to leave as he covers people gathering in front of a McDonald’s restaurant which was a planned protest site in Beijing, February 20, 2011. (Photo: AP) |
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| The square in front of the McDonald’s restaurant during the peak of the rally (VOA) |
Stephanie Ho, Voice of America
Beijing February 20, 2011
China has increased the presence of security forces around the country in response to an on-line call for nationwide demonstrations in solidarity with the so-called “Jasmine Revolutions” in the Middle East.
An online posting on the Internet called for demonstrations around the country Sunday, to mark what it called “China’s Jasmine Revolution.”
The appeal went out to all Chinese who feel there is injustice in the country — including parents whose children suffered from tainted milk, people who feel their homes were unjustly torn down, and people who are upset at the abuse of official privilege.
The appeal urged people to go to designated locations in cities around the country, watch the developments and, if brave enough, shout out demands.
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