From the FINANCIAL TIMES:
The leaders of a rebellious village in southern China, which has mounted an extraordinary challenge to Communist party power, say they have reached a tentative resolution with senior provincial officials to end a 10-day stand-off…
But even as the protest appeared to be winding down, a huge riot that broke out just 100km up the coast on Tuesday flared again on Wednesday, according to eyewitness accounts posted on the internet…
The response so far to these challenges demonstrates how few methods, beyond brute force, the ruling party has to deal with rising discontent amongst its increasingly worldly populace…
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EDITOR: China leadership lives in terror of a ‘Chinese spring.” They consider rapid economic development essential for the maintenance of domestic peace. The government is especially vulnerable in the rural areas which have not yet benefit from improved conditions.
