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China academics urge reform, warn of violence
Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2012
A group of Chinese intellectuals has called on the government to implement urgent political reforms and respect human rights or risk "violent revolution". In an open letter 71 top academics warned that growing economic imbalances were fuelling social unrest and an uprising could erupt if reforms were not implemented immediately, Hu Xingdou, one of the signatories, told AFP Monday. "If urgent systematic reforms needed by Chinese society continue to suffer setbacks and stagnate, then official corr ... read more

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