Rampant inflation in China threatens social stability, Premier Wen Jiabao, warned yesterday, as scores of police were deployed in the country’s two largest cities to quell scheduled protests.
With prices increasing at up to double-digit rates, especially for key commodities, Mr Wen acknowledged in an online question-and-answer session the risk of public unrest.
Shortly after he made his comments, scores of police were deployed in Wangfujing street, the capital’s main shopping area a few hundred yards from Tiananmen Square, after online calls for protests modeled on those that have toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt and caused turmoil in Bahrain and Libya.
While there was no obvious sign of protesters, uniformed and plain-clothes officers blocked or pushed away camera crews and journalists. The police filmed those who had congregated.
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