China's domestic security chief has warned that the government must find new ways to defuse unrest in a fast-changing society.
Zhou Yongkang, the ruling Communist Party's top law-and-order official, told officials they had to "adapt to new trends and imperatives in economic and social development."
The comments come after police dispersed a crowd of a few dozen people who gathered in central Beijing and Shanghai on February 20 after calls spread on overseas Chinese websites urging "jasmine revolution" gatherings.
The call, which reportedly originated on a U.S.-based Chinese-language website and reverberated among other smallish sites, follows ousters in Tunisia and Egypt after public uprisings there and threats of instability as Mideast demonstrations continue.
compiled from Reuters reports
Zhou Yongkang, the ruling Communist Party's top law-and-order official, told officials they had to "adapt to new trends and imperatives in economic and social development."
The comments come after police dispersed a crowd of a few dozen people who gathered in central Beijing and Shanghai on February 20 after calls spread on overseas Chinese websites urging "jasmine revolution" gatherings.
The call, which reportedly originated on a U.S.-based Chinese-language website and reverberated among other smallish sites, follows ousters in Tunisia and Egypt after public uprisings there and threats of instability as Mideast demonstrations continue.
compiled from Reuters reports
