Huge investments have strengthened the People’s Armed Police (PAP), a large anti-riot paramilitary force whose specialty is the quick suppression of anti-government protests by disgruntled industrial workers, peasants, and urban residents. Frequent deployment of the PAP is a major reason why the tens of thousands of collective protests that occur each year (74,000 in 2004 and 86,000 in 2005) have had a negligible impact on China’s overall stability.
这一策略强调维持庞大的执法力量，目的在于消灭任何早期的有组织反对势力。武警是一支庞大的半军事化防暴力量，专门用来迅速镇压怨声载道的产业工人、农民和城市居民的反政府抗议。中共投入巨资加强其力量。时常调集武警，因此，每年数以万计的集体抗议事件（2004年7万4千起，2005年8万6千起）对中国的整体稳定无关痛痒。