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• 05 May 09
  

  Chris hk

  ent's demand for an investigation of "the root causes of events" in Weng'an is an examination of the culpability of officials at all levels. Indeed, three government departments have (independently of the Weng'an events) jointly released a set of regulations on punishments for the violation of rules on dealing with petitioning. A close reading of these makes it plain that they aim to lay responsibility for any unrest with local officials. If a "mass incident" develops, the local officials responsible will be punished. A single line speaks volumes: "Those who make indiscriminate use of police power during mass incidents will be stripped of party membership and dismissed from their posts."
  
  The new rules appear already to be having some effect. The media has reported on some meetings between local officials and petitioners. Such gatherings are often extremely crowded, an indication of how deep and complex the task of solving the problems petitioners raise will be. True, neither this new approach nor the specific response to the Weng'an riot can solve all the problems the party is facing. However, the fact that officials as well as the public are now being held responsible for "mass incidents" is at least a step in the right direction of solving China's crisis of governance.

  Li Datong weng'an

• 21 Nov 08
  

  Michel Bauwens

  "the fact that officials as well as the public are now being held responsible for "mass incidents" is at least a step in the right direction of solving China's crisis of governance. "

  P2P-China P2P

• 04 Aug 08
  

  Eldis Community

  The Beijing government's response to an eruption of local fury in Guizhou province signals a vital change in its operating mode.

  eldisnews import:23_03_11

• 01 Aug 08
  

  Outsights Insights

  A constant feature of the extraordinary social flux of contemporary China is the occurrence of serious clashes between the public and the police. The Beijing government's response to an eruption of local fury in Guizhou province signals a vital change in

  BRICs governance

• 31 Jul 08
  

  tony curzon price

  The Weng'an model: China’s fix-it governance

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