https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/23/why-wasnt-there-a-chinese-spring/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:19 -0400<![CDATA[But, of course, the Chinese regime has not collapsed and does not seem to be in its death throes. This is puzzling in some respects, because the country experiences annual protests that reportedly topped 180,000 as recently as 2010. Clearly popular discontent is high and Chinese citizens participate in contentious politics in large numbers, but these remain mostly localized affairs targeted at local issues, such as corrupt, low-ranking officials who engage in land grabs. Aside from the June 4 incident of 1989, they have not transformed into protest movements coordinated on a national scale and positioned against the central government itself, as appeared rapidly in Tunis and Egypt’s Tahrir square.]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:30:17 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/23/why-wasnt-there-a-chinese-spring-n100378