Tensions in China.

[link|http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/31/international/asia/31china.html?ei=5094&en=318b5fd113646061&hp=&ex=1104469200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print&position=|NYTimes]:

WANZHOU, China, Dec. 24 - The encounter, at first, seemed purely pedestrian. A man carrying a bag passed a husband and wife on a sidewalk. The man's bag brushed the woman's pants leg, leaving a trace of mud. Words were exchanged. A scuffle ensued.

Easily forgettable, except that one of the men, Yu Jikui, was a lowly porter. The other, Hu Quanzong, boasted that he was a ranking government official. Mr. Hu beat Mr. Yu using the porter's own carrying stick, then threatened to have him killed.

For Wanzhou, a Yangtze River port city, the script was incendiary. Onlookers spread word that a senior official had abused a helpless porter. By nightfall, tens of thousands of people had swarmed Wanzhou's central square, where they tipped over government vehicles, pummeled policemen and set fire to city hall.

I wonder how long tensions like this will continue to build without substantial changes there.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #188,635 by Another Scott 12/30/04 10:19:20 PM Reply	Tensions in China. [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/31/international/asia/31china.html?ei=5094&en=318b5fd113646061&hp=&ex=1104469200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print&position=\|NYTimes]: WANZHOU, China, Dec. 24 - The encounter, at first, seemed purely pedestrian. A man carrying a bag passed a husband and wife on a sidewalk. The man's bag brushed the woman's pants leg, leaving a trace of mud. Words were exchanged. A scuffle ensued. Easily forgettable, except that one of the men, Yu Jikui, was a lowly porter. The other, Hu Quanzong, boasted that he was a ranking government official. Mr. Hu beat Mr. Yu using the porter's own carrying stick, then threatened to have him killed. For Wanzhou, a Yangtze River port city, the script was incendiary. Onlookers spread word that a senior official had abused a helpless porter. By nightfall, tens of thousands of people had swarmed Wanzhou's central square, where they tipped over government vehicles, pummeled policemen and set fire to city hall. I wonder how long tensions like this will continue to build without substantial changes there. Cheers, Scott.
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