From China Daily:
The number of rural protests involving mass participation declined “markedly” last year, and will continue to drop if government officials work in real earnest to redress farmers’ complaints.
That was the message delivered yesterday by Chen Xiwen, the top advisor to the government on rural policy…
Nearly half of the rural mass protests, including petitions and riots, were triggered by illegal land seizures or expropriation, and the rest were sparked by farmers’ discontent over village finances and pollution, Chen said.
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Not long ago, China just announced the drop of protests, check out CDT’s former post here.
