China unrest: 25 arrested after clashes with police
Found on BBC News on Saturday, 11 June 2011
Police in southern China say they have arrested 25 people after clashes between residents and security forces near the city of Guangzhou.
The arrests follow a separate incident further north, in Lichuan city in Hubei province, where hundreds of people laid siege to local government offices following the death in custody of a respected local official.
There is widespread anger in China over corruption and the practice of seizing land and clearing out the residents to develop it for a profit.
You can beat up and abuse your citizens only for so long until they will start a revolution. It would be great to see how the hunger for democracy ends the despotism of the ruling party and puts a limit on the corruption and abuse of power.