On February 20 and 27, unidentified bloggers issued a call for protest in Wangfujing, a busy shopping street in downtown Beijing. While it produced very little civilian response, the Chinese government did react, deploying many uniformed and plainclothes police, issuing warnings to journalists requiring official clearance to report in Wangfujing and Tianamen, and arresting foreigners. One reporter was "punched and kicked, by people who appeared to be plainclothes police, and then detained for several hours." This crackdown may suggest that the government fears large-scale revolt similar to that in the Arab world.
Judging by the lack of actual protesters, the media seems to be making something out of nothing. But considering the recent mass protests in Egypt (leading to Mubarak's removal) and Libya, might a nation like China legitimately have reason to fear?
1 comment:
I think China has nothing to fear. Their policies are very strict and if there were a rebellion then I am pretty sure that the government would put it down very quickly. The government wouldn't have one hesitation of shooting a rebel that disrupts their government. I feel that if the people want change, it would be very hard cause of this reason.
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