Hong Kong Isn't the Only Protest Chinese Leaders Are Worried About
The demonstrations fit into a larger pattern of dissent and defiance across China
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In a city in southern China, a dispute between citizens and the government turned ugly in late September. According to the People’s Daily newspaper, residents were incensed by plans to expand a garbage dump and by the compensation the authorities offered to people who had to move. After some stormed a government building, police arrested 26 protesters. The cops also confiscated 200 weapons, including knives and batons.