<![CDATA[China's system of crushing dissent internally through direct threats works pretty well. There's a reason why there are almost never any public protests in China and it's simple. If you protest, China will identify you and the police will come knocking no your door with some paper for you to sign. The paper will be an implied threat along the lines of if you agree not to stir up any further public conflicts and they won't arrest you and torture you.]]>