Wave Of Unrest Shakes China

Wave of Unrest Rocks China -- Wall Street Journal

Threats to Social Order Increasingly Hit Cities, Bringing Iron-Fist Response.

BEIJING—A wave of violent unrest in urban areas of China over the last three weeks is testing the Communist Party's efforts to maintain control over an increasingly complex and fractious society, forcing it to repeatedly deploy its massive security forces to contain public anger over economic and political grievances.

The simultaneous challenge to social order in several cities from the industrial north to the export-oriented south represents a new threat for China's leaders in the politically sensitive run-up to a once-a-decade leadership change next year, even though for now the violence does not appear to be coordinated.

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More News On The Unrest In China

Migrant workers in China attack police in third day of riots -- The Telegraph
Chinese riots enter third day -- The Guardian
China migrant workers clash with police for third night -- BBC
Protesters burn police vehicles in southern China -- AP
Riots in southern China -- Reuters
Chinese Police Use Tear Gas To Quell Protests, Detain 25 -- Radio Free Europe
Death rumour sparks days of China riots: reports -- Economic Times/AFP
Dispute leads to confrontation in China -- UPI
Chinese Street Vendor Dispute Expands into Violent Melee -- New York Times
China riots smell of Tunisian Jasmine -- IBTimes
Rioting migrants latest sign of China resentments -- Seattle Times/L.A. Times
Migrant workers protest in China -- Chicago Tribune (Photos)

My Comment: News like these reports on civil unrest is what keeps the Chinese leadership up at night.