China Struggles to Respond to Tech-Enabled Protests

By: nart on 10 August 2005
Posted in Asia, China

Violent protests in China have grown in number and scale recently, as even Chinese in rural areas learn quickly of uprisings via cell phones and the Internet. Concerned with economic and political stability, the government has issued stern warnings through the press and is investigating means of quelling riots before they result in violence.

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