Xinhua , the official press agency of the People 's Republic of China , stated Statement that the attack was praised Judgment_communication by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad .

The official Xinhua news agency had posted Sending a news article on its website saying Statement the bombs Catastrophe were planted Placing by a disgruntled farmer who was dissatisfied with the outcome of a court case , but by 1pm on the day of the bombing Catastrophe the article had been removed Removing from the site .

Late on 20 December , the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Statement that five residents had been detained Arrest on vandalism charged Judgment_communication , and published Statement a declaration Expressing_publicly from the Shantou city council announcing Expressing_publicly that the `` Shantou deputy and municipality already decided Deciding to stop Process_end the project Arranging .