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October 01, 2005
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The Chinese are revolting
The Economist writes about the growing number of "mass incidents" in China (no sub. req'd.). The article charts the explosion (pardon the pun) in riots and unrest in recent times on the back of growing wealth. It supports the thesis that as people have more personal possessions to defend, they will demand a greater say in how their lives are governed. The article is so good (dare I use the words must read? Yes, I dare) I've reproduce the whole thing below the jump, with some key parts highlighted: THE Chinese government is getting increasingly twitchy about what officials say is a rapid growth in the number and scale of public protests. In its latest bid to quash them, this week it announced a sweeping ban on internet material that incites “illegal demonstrations”. Does China face serious instability? Probably not, for now at least. But in the longer term there are reasons to worry. posted by Simon on 10.01.05 at 10:41 PM in the China politics category.Taishi category.
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And all in the lead-up to the Olympics. Beautiful. posted by: Fabian on 10.02.05 at 10:47 AM [permalink]It's an interesting theory, this "unrest threshold" but I doubt that it holds much water. I think they've got two choices: develop a legal system capable of adjudicating disputes with some modicum of fairness or; reinstigate an ideology of community and harmony, probably under the guise of foreign war. I don't like the odds on that one, come to think of it... posted by: Jonathan Dresner on 10.02.05 at 05:24 PM [permalink]This is a continuation that has been covered by various sources. The nytimes.com did a similar story that you can read at my website. August 24, 2005 http://daveinchina.com/archives/000275.html posted by: dave on 10.02.05 at 07:01 PM [permalink]To get around the block put on Blog-City by Chinese censors, which has made Angry Chinese Blogger inaccessible in China without the use of a proxy, I am happy to announce that an unblocked mirror sites http://www.20six.co.uk/angrychineseblogger is now up and running, spreading the news that Beijing doesn’t want you to hear. Angry Chinese Blogger’s entire back archive, along with all new articles will still be available at http://angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com/ I would be grateful if you would add a link to the mirror alongside the master link to Angry Chinese Blogger. ACB |
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