Brief follow-up from a recent post on social tensions in China. Explore this link
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=647367
excerpt: "The world got a rare glimpse of the deadly, mostly unseen war between Chinese developers and the poor who stand in their way with the release of a harrowing video showing a murderous attack on villagers protesting against the construction of a power plant.......
....The video's release around the world brings more unwelcome attention for Beijing on the enormous social tensions created by China's explosive economic growth, which has brought riches for some but hardship and rising anger for millions of others. The right to organise is strictly curtailed, but unofficial strikes and demonstrations have grown rapidly in the past decade, along with attacks on government building and officials.
One government report said 3.1 million people took part in protests in just one month last year."
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