Protests in China double due to economic slowdown, rising expectations
Labour unrest in China more than doubled last year, driven by an economic slowdown, rising wage expectations and labour rights, concerns over threats to public health the nation's social safety net. Hong Kong's China Labor Bulletin reported more than 2,700 strikes and protests last year, with strife intensifying in recent months. Just this weekend, around 3,000 police officers confronted 10,000 people in the town of Lubu in southern China protesting over air and water pollution, when the demonstration turned violent and government offices were broken into.

Parents in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, protest on Saturday against a new policy that allows more non-locals into top universities. Photo: ImagineChina