Labor pains: A rising threat to stability in China

Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, Real Time Blog, June 10, 2014

The agencies of the party-state are always watching for stirrings of unrest. If they detect growing strength — especially if it reflects increasing links among labor unions, NGOs and social media — there will be efforts to suppress it.  Moreover, concern about worker unrest cannot be separated from the party’s unrelenting focus on stability.