The Economist | Unrest in China: A dangerous year
Unrest in China
A dangerous year
Economic conditions and social media are making protests more common in China—at a delicate time for the country’s rulers
CHENGDU, DONGGUAN AND WUKAN VILLAGE
IN AN industrial zone near Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in south-west China, a sign colourfully proclaims the sprawl of factories to be a “delightful, harmonious and happy district”. Angry steelworkers must have winced as they marched past the slogan in their thousands in early January, demanding higher wages. Their three-day strike was unusually large for an enterprise owned by the central government. But, as China’s economy begins to grow more sedately, more such unrest is looming.
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