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Protests in China are not rare -- but the current unrest is significant

  • Written by Teresa Wright, Professor of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach
Protests in China are not rare -- but the current unrest is significantProtesters march along a street in Beijing on Nov. 28, 2022.Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

Street protests across China have evoked memories of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were brutally quashed in 1989. Indeed, foreign media have suggested the current unrest sweeping cities across China is unlike anything seen in the country since...

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