WUKAN, China: The Chinese village of Wukan won the right to free elections by confronting local Communist officials but has become an example of how the ruling party uses ballots as a safety valve to stave off unrest while refusing to share real power, analysts say.
Farmers in the fishing village in Guangdong province united in 2011 to expel Communist Party leaders who they accused of illegally selling hundreds of hectares (acres) of land for profit.
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