Amid Mideast unrest, is China next?
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BEIJING — Like many Arab nations, China has one-party rule, corruption and soaring food prices — but experts say that its stunning record of economic success militates against pressure for revolutionary change.
A fear of social chaos among a population who suffered through the Cultural Revolution and the feeling that there is a better future, even under the current political system, also make revolt unlikely, they say.
A web campaign calling for demonstrations Sunday in 13 major Chinese cities similar to those that brought down the regimes in Egypt and Tunisia was met with a massive security clampdown and the arrest of several top activists.
China’s ruling Communist party has seemingly learned the lessons of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests, which ended in a bloody crackdown that saw hundreds, if not thousands, killed by army fire in the heart of Beijing..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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