China Poltics - Bit strange lately...

• Facing a Slowdown, China’s Auto Industry Presses for a Bailout From Beijing
• Thousands Battle Police in China’s Northwest
• Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Hear

The riots in NW China I am surprised by how relatively nice the Chinese police are being. So why?

My guess?

The party heads have heard of Youtube, and/or it's Chinese equivalent and they know how easy and fast a cell phones video can be distributed and they are not interested in creating any martyrs. And with the economy challenges and layoffs, they don't need any spark that could make the situation worse.