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A few days ago I mentioned the a quote in a Washington Post article about Charter 08 titled “In China, A Grass-Roots Rebellion”: “The present situation of maintaining national security and social stability is grave,” Public Security Mini... ...full story at Mutant Palm

from Mutant Palm on Thu, Feb 05 2009

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02 Oct 07		China underscores social stability, public security during National Day holiday » People's Daily China's Ministry of Public Security has warned all local public security departments to stand alert during the week-long National Day holiday to ensure social stability and people's safety. More than 150 million people are expected to g ...
24 Mar 09		Public Security: China begins gun crackdown to ensure social stability » People's Daily China has launched a crackdown on gun crimes to ensure social stability, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday in an online statement. The campaign, which started March 20 and will end Oct. 31, includes confiscating illegal weapons,...
08 Jun 09		Senior official stresses public backing in safeguarding stability in border areas » People's Daily A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official on Monday asked the border public security force to rely on the people to safeguard national security and social stability in the country's border areas. Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee...
05 Sep 09		Police chief stresses stability as situation in Urumqi comes under control » People's Daily China's Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu labeled maintaining stability as "the central task of overriding importance" in Xinjiang, as situation in Urumqi City came under control Friday. Meng, who arrived in Urumqi Friday, a day after five...
08 Jul 09		Two restraints + one leniency = a backfiring minority policy on all » Blogging For China Note: This post is a selective and partial translation of an article written by a second generation Han “settler” born and raised in Xinjiang. That article is titled “一个兵团二代的网文：告诉你真实的乌鲁木齐&#...

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