Dongzhou, Guangdong

Dongzhou is a coastal village in southern Guangdong province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shanwei. It is inhabited largely by farmers and fishermen.

2005 Protests

The village was rocked by a series of protests in 2005 by village residents against the confiscation of land by local officials for the purpose of constructing power-generation stations. One such protest, in December 2005, resulted in the shooting deaths of several villagers by security forces; the Chinese government claimed that three were killed, while residents claimed that the number was between 20 and 33, with up to 40 more missing.