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China faces increased social unrest

Photo: AP

Photo: AP

Chinese police investigating a robbery at a jewellery shop in Beijing yesterday. China faces rising crime rates and increased social unrest, according to the country’s top think-tank. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said criminal prosecutions were up 10 per cent and public security cases up nearly 20 per cent last year and it predicted the rise would continue even as the economy improved this year.

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