Inspired by the protests in Tunisia and Egypt, Chinese demonstrators put out a call for protests over Chinese social media. Small gatherings popped up in Shanghai and Beijing. However, police shut down the protests quickly, and rounded up dissidents in the days prior to the scheduled protests. Some say these roundups show how worried the Chinese government is. Chris Hogg, reporter for the BBC, is in Shanghai.
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