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| Beijing says no uprising in China |
| 2011-03-15 |
| [Iran Press TV] Following reports of protests in China, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has denied any similarities between the country and the crisis-hit states in the Middle East and North Africa. Wen told a news conference at the end of the country's annual legislative session that Beijing has closely watched popular uprisings in Middle Eastern countries, adding that drawing any comparison would be wrong. He said China faces a tough test in dealing with inflation and other hot-button issues. "Inflation is like a tiger, once it is set free it is very difficult to put it back in its cage," Wen added. He promised to curb the inflation which he previously warned could impact social stability. "Rising consumer and housing prices affect the immediate interests of the people and that is why the government has given top priority to curbing inflation." The Chinese premier said his government would give priority to cultural reform and economic development. China's economy is the world's second largest after the United States. It is also the world's fastest-growing major economy, with average growth rates of 10 percent for the past 30 years. China is the largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world. However, The ever-popular However... rising prices are especially worrisome because poor Chinese families spend up to half their income on food. This comes as in Egypt and Tunisia popular revolutions toppled western-backed autocratic regimes and triggered protest rallies in several Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Libya, Soddy Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen are among the countries hit by a wave of popular uprisings. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 ....without Bush around to whine negatively about, they have to find some one else to personalize their hate about. Palin and the Tea Party hate only carries the MSM only so far without simply becoming static background noise. Heaven forbid they would hold their own creation to the same standards of perfection. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-03-15 09:39 |
| #3 China will not be overthrown. There is no widespread popular support. The only story is troublemakers outside China, and foreign journalists whose only idea of China is to report negative stories. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-03-15 07:23 |
| #2 Meaning "none that we can't drive tanks over". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-15 05:36 |
| #1 Perhaps Beijing may want to conduct a rethink... To wit, * WMF > TIBET, XINJIANG, + QINGHAI [IIRC = Shanghai] OFFER [Temporary?]REFUGE TO QUAKE-STRICKEN JAPANESE. The Nipponese that choose NOT to return back to Japan after the dust settles. * Also from SAME > PRESIDENT/LEADER OF RUSSIA'S LIBERAL DMEOCRATIC PARTY [LDP] VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKY CALLS FOR JAPANESE, LIBYA'S MUAMMAR GADDAFI TO MOVE PREMANENTLY TO RUSSIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-15 00:53 |