August 1, 2005
SECURITY UBER ALLES:
As rural unrest rises, Beijing sends stern warning (Jim Yardley, AUGUST 1, 2005, The New York Times)
In a sign that top leaders are growing increasingly worried about unrest in the countryside, the Chinese government has warned citizens that they must obey the law and that any threats to social stability will not be tolerated.
The warning came in a front-page commentary published last Thursday in The People's Daily, the chief mouthpiece of the Communist Party. The prominence given to the editorial suggests that leaders wanted to send an unmistakable message.
"Protecting stability comes before all else," the editorial cautioned.
The contradictions always get forced and no contradiction is greater than a communist dictatorship trying to liberalize its economy.
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