Bombs explode near Communist Party building in China, 1 dead, 8 wounded. - Polidicks

[quote]BEIJING — Several small bombs exploded in front of a Communist Party building in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another eight, state media said.The official Xinhua news agency said what appeared to be small-scale bombs went off outside an office building of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party. Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi province. "Judging from the scattering of small metal balls, it is suspected that improvised bombs exploded," the news agency said. There was no immediate explanation for the attack. But such incidents are not uncommon in China and underscore the government's worries about stability in the world's second-largest economy, with a widening gap between rich and poor and growing anger at corruption and environmental issues. Photos circulated on Chinese social media sites showed smoke filling the wide avenue where the party office is located and vehicles with blown out windows. Emergency trucks were parked outside what appeared to be undamaged buildings. Xinhua cited residents as saying people in the area scattered after as many as seven blasts went off. The microblog of the official People's Daily newspaper said one person had been killed and another eight were injured, including one person with serious injuries.[/quote] [URL]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/06/21326345-bombs-explode-near-communist-party-building-in-china-1-dead-8-injured?lite[/URL]

Any info if these are related to the car that plowed through Tienanmen square? Or is it just another disgruntled citizen like mentioned in the article.

we are witnessing the start of a new period for china. this sort of shit is going to happen more and more. idk that china can survive being so repressive anymore, and any liberalization of society may have unpredictable effects on the economy. i wonder if we will be seeing the "made in china" engraving on everything for much longer.

[QUOTE=Dysgalt;42782914]Any info if these are related to the car that plowed through Tienanmen square? Or is it just another disgruntled citizen like mentioned in the article.[/QUOTE] Government controlled Chinese TV said that was a terrorist attack from the north. Mind you, it's almost impossible to prove this.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;42782968]we are witnessing the start of a new period for china. this sort of shit is going to happen more and more. idk that china can survive being so repressive anymore, and any liberalization of society may have unpredictable effects on the economy. i wonder if we will be seeing the "made in china" engraving on everything for much longer.[/QUOTE] China will be fine, as long as the military does what the government wants they can be as repressive as they want.

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;42783019]China will be fine, as long as the military does what the government wants they can be as repressive as they want.[/QUOTE] no it can't. if the sporadic civil unrest spreads to the chinese workers or major manufacturing centers then it will cause serious economic problems that the government can't solve by just using the military to shoot dissidents. [editline]7th November 2013[/editline] and i'm not saying china won't survive as a state, but the choices the government makes regarding the growing unrest may have serious impacts on the future of chinese economic development, which is very concerning for the world economy.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;42782968]we are witnessing the start of a new period for china. this sort of shit is going to happen more and more. idk that china can survive being so repressive anymore, and any liberalization of society may have unpredictable effects on the economy. i wonder if we will be seeing the "made in china" engraving on everything for much longer.[/QUOTE] This stuff has been going on for decades and decades. Its nothing new. But anyway, social change happens when things improve, not when they're at its worst so who knows what is instore for china.

[QUOTE=NoDachi;42783154]This stuff has been going on for decades and decades. Its nothing new. But anyway, social change happens when things improve, not when they're at its worst so who knows what is instore for china.[/QUOTE] the unrest is nothing new but from what i'v read it's getting to the point where it is becoming a major problem for chinese stability. that's why i say it is a "new age" for china, they are at the point where the unrest could start picking up steam and change the course of chinese development and politics.

[QUOTE=pentium;42782971]Government controlled Chinese TV said that was a terrorist attack from the north. Mind you, it's almost impossible to prove this.[/QUOTE] From the north, eh? Well, let's see what's to the north of Chi- [img]http://i.imgur.com/O2iPi9P.gif[/img] MONGOLIAAA!!!

I bet the Taipings did this.

I'd like to bring it to your attentian, men, that this is obviously not a strike from the north [I][sp]kill me[/sp] [/I]