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Some background on the situation in China, a commentary article "Chinese leaders cling to an illusion of stability"

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/146187235.ht...

by Joel Brinkley, Hearst Visiting Professional in Residence in the Department of Communication at Stanford University.

What this article described is very true. The communists party ordered the creation of an organization called "Stability Office" in every level of the government and state-run corporations, responsible for suppressing all kinds of protests and muting or jailing dissidents. The "Stability Office" has the power to mobilize all kinds of resources including police, state security, military to achieve its goals. Its annual budget is never released but is believed to be even bigger than the annual military expense.

I wonder what economical consequences would have that kind of social crisis in China.

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