One well-organized protest could spark a more widespread movement that might pose a threat to the political status quo.
Social discontent stems from diverse sources, including ethnic tensions, housing and land displacement, pollution, and exploitative employment practices. The nation’s president Xi Jinping recently moved to contain expressions of dissent. In 2005, the last time the government released its count, 87,000 “mass incidents” or protests of various sorts were recorded. In a society that just over two decades ago was among the most equal, these new social divisions generate tensions and conflict. (China’s Gini coefficient, a measure of income distribution, is. China has one of the greatest economic divides among countries with advanced economies, surpassing the United States. Chinese society is torn by widening inequality. Overall inequity may disproportionately affect women
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