Analysis: Protests Far From a Knockout Blow for China

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My comment: Basically this is all there is for Guangdong uprisings.

(1) Brian Rhoads, Analysis: Protests Far From a Knockout Blow for China Leaders. Reuters, Dec 23, 2011.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2 ... USTRE7BM0DJ20111223

Quote:

"After the wave of Arab Spring revolutions, analysts began looking for markers that might be useful for predicting the next uprising. The most common characteristics included a disproportionately large segment of the population aged under 25, stagnating GDP per capita, and widening income inequality. China doesn't stand out in any of those categories. The one-child policy means the country is aging rapidly, and the bigger worry is potential shortages of young workers.

"While incidents differ, China's approach to handling violent protest has been fairly formulaic. First, security forces quell the incident with overwhelming force and arrest the ringleaders. The authorities one rung up the ladder at the county or province often then address the source of the outrage -- closing down the polluting factory, arresting the corrupt local official, or ordering the backwages paid.

(2) The following two reports are both about Friday (Dec 23), though (a) is dated Dec 22 (because China is ahead of EST by half a day).
(a) 广东海门抗议第四天，警民冲突持续
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... ESTS-136057673.html
("中国官方的新华社说，星期五，大约500人聚集在广东海门市的一条公路上，警方向抗议人群发射催泪瓦斯")
(b) 防暴警察释放催泪弹驱散海门抗议民众.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... TEST-136127533.html
("抗议进入第四天。示威群众要求当局释放被抓的数十名示威者，否则会一直示威下去。当地政府承认逮捕五人")

(3) Chinese Village Rebels Get Civic Recognition. China Real Time, Dec 23, 2011 (video clip).
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... -civic-recognition/