Mass incidents in China

Large-scale incidents of civil disobedience in the People's Republic of China are described by the Chinese government as "mass incidents" (simplified Chinese: 群体性事件; traditional Chinese: 群體性事件; pinyin: qúntǐ xìng shìjiàn)[1][2] or "mass frustration".

Mass incidents are defined broadly as "planned or impromptu gathering that forms because of internal contradictions", and can include public speeches or demonstrations, physical clashes, public airings of grievances, and other group behaviors that are seen as disrupting social stability.[3] Mass incidents have occurred in China due to popular dissatisfaction with enforcement of China's one-child policy,[4] crime and official corruption,[1] and bus fares.[2] Environmental issues and seizures of land by local governments were issues which resulted in mass incidents in 2011. That such incidents are reportedly increasing in China is a source of concern for its leaders.[5]

References
  1. The Mass Incident in Dazhu County
  2. Mass Incident Calmed in Central China
  3. Tao Ran, China's land grab is undermining grassroots democracy, The Guardian, 16 December 2011.
  4. The Bobai Mass Incidents
  5. Jacobs, Andrew (September 23, 2011). "Farmers in China's South Riot Over Seizure of Land". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2011.


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