The government of Shanwei, the prefecture-level city that includes Wukan, later blamed news media outlets from outside the Chinese mainland, including Apple Daily and Initium Media from Hong Kong, of “instigation, planning and direction” in Wukan.
2016 June 21, Austin Ramzy, “Chinese Official Whose Arrest Stirred Protests Confesses to Taking Bribes”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2016-06-21, Asia Pacific