Protests in China are nothing new. By some accounts, Chinese officials currently negotiate upwards of 50,000 “major incidents” annually. Widespread corruption has bred deep discontent: workers protest the Enron-like bilking of their life savings, townspeople fight against illegal land seizures, and villagers battle injustices – small and large – on a daily basis.
Protests in China are nothing new. By some accounts, Chinese officials currently negotiate upwards of 50,000 “major incidents” annually. Widespread corruption has bred deep discontent: workers protest the Enron-like bilking of their life savings, townspeople fight against illegal land seizures, and villagers battle injustices – small and large – on a daily basis.