In the Washington Post, Philip Pan has written a very good article about the spate of recent protests in China and the government’s response: “The string of disturbances, described by local journalists, witnesses and participants, highlights the daily challenge that civil unrest now poses to the ruling Communist Party. Despite historic economic growth that has […]
From The Age: “The clashes between groups of the Muslim minority known as the Hui and villagers of the Han majority have come as China’s usually massive security force – comprising 1.7 million police and 2.8 million soldiers – suddenly seems limited in the face of ethnic, farmer and industrial worker protests across the country. […]
From AP (via: New York Times) “Police by the thousands patrolled this central Chinese town Monday and residents hunkered down in their homes after deadly street fights between members of the country’s main ethnic group and a Muslim minority. On Monday, minivans with loudspeakers strapped to their roofs drove through the dirt roads of Langchenggang […]
From AP, (via Las Vegas Sun): “Martial law has been imposed on a town in central China after rioting killed at least four people and injured an unknown number, local residents said Monday. The violence erupted Friday in Langchenggang, a town in Henan province, according to residents contacted by phone. They said large groups of […]
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