The official English-language China Daily ran a front-page article Monday discussing the Dec. 6 Shanwei shootings. Citing the official Xinhua news agency, which in turn cited a local Shanwei government official, the China Daily said the shooting was brought on by three individuals, and that one of them named Huang Xijun was the principal instigator. According to the report, Huang ran in the local election in June for village Party director — and, fearing that he would lose, had exploded fireworks inside a ballot box to throw off the vote count. After the election, Huang rallied protests against the local government and the power-plant project to cover up his vote-tampering. With his two associates, Huang Xirang and Lin Hanru, Huang then instigated the series of escalating protests and demonstrations, eventually leading to the violent confrontation with police Dec. 6.