China: Three violent crimes in one week!
– Two signs of social disarray in the nation’s social psychology
– Mass protests in China are on the rise
Summary from an article published in RecordChina.
Hong Kong Media, Hong Kong 01: November 19th
An article was published stating that “We must be vigilant against the social disarray in China.”
Many deadly incidents across China:
A series of violent crimes have been occurring across China.
On November 11th, a car went out of control at a sports center in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, killing and injuring 78 people.
After this, a series of deadly incidents occurred across China.
1. On November 16th, a 21-year-old graduate from a school in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, indiscriminately stabbed 8 people with a knife, leaving 17 injured.
2. On November 18th, in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, a 35-year-old motorcyclist got into an argument with a driver and stabbed him, killing one person.
3. On November 19th, a car went out of control in front of an elementary school in Changde, Hunan Province, injuring several children.
China’s social psychology: Signs of a breakdown
It was pointed out that there are two signs of a breakdown in China’s social psychology.
“Voices sympathizing with the perpetrator” are louder than “voices condemning the violence of the perpetrator.”
Jiangsu murder case:
The suspect’s “suicide note” is spreading online.
The factory did not pay the workers, even though they “made them work 16 hours a day without a break for a month.”
This series of incidents has turned “China from the safest country to the most dangerous country.”
https://www.recordchina.co.jp/b944279-s25-c30-d0193.html
China: Mass protests surge in China!
~Public discontent with economic management explodes~
Summary from Bloomberg article.
Number of protests in China:
The number of public protests rose 27% year-on-year in July-September.
1. Counted by the US human rights organization Freedom House’s “China Dissent Monitor”
2. Protests in China increased dramatically in July-September (third quarter)
Public discontent is urging the government to take additional economic measures.
US human rights organization Freedom House: China Dissent Monitor:
November 21 report:
1. The number of mass protests rose 27% year-on-year in July-September.
2. Most of the protests were about economic issues, with complaints from workers and property owners prominent.
Chinese government economic measures:
This month, the government announced a 10 trillion yuan (213 trillion yen) debt swap support package aimed at stabilizing the finances of local governments.
Second Trump administration inauguration:
With the inauguration of the second Trump administration, the US and China have once again entered into a trade war.
Labor cuts, wage cuts, and a worsening economic outlook have spread throughout China.
Monthly protests:
In October 2024, the survey staff estimates it to be the “highest since June 2022.”
China dissident monitor: Kevin Slaten:
1. One of the main causes of the economic protests is the sluggish real estate market.
2. The size of the central government’s economic stimulus funds reflects a sense of urgency.
Achieving China’s economic growth target:
1. The achievement of the economic growth target of around 5% per year is in jeopardy.
2. The Chinese Communist Party has announced a series of economic stimulus measures since late September.
China Dissident Monitor mainly records small-scale protests.
3. Monitor data reflects deep-rooted discontent among Chinese people.
4. Recent spate of murders by lone perpetrators causes serious anxiety.
China Dissident Monitor analysis:
1. Mass protests related to unpaid wages:
Over the course of a year, there were more than 1,820 worker protests.
The majority were related to “unpaid wages.”
2. Mass protests against real estate companies:
There was also a significant increase in “protests against unfinished apartment sales and management companies.”
One-third of the protests were related to unfair fees and misuse of public funds.
Lack of disclosure by the Chinese government:
Accurate economic, financial, and real estate information is difficult to obtain in China.
1. China stopped publishing statistics on such cases in 2008.
2. In recent years, official and unofficial data has increasingly been withheld from the public.
New indicator of social distress in China: China Dissident Monitor
US bank Morgan Stanley announced a new indicator of social distress in September.
The China Dissident Monitor uses news and mainland social media as sources of information to predict policy changes in China.
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2024-11-22/SNAKADT0G1KW00