Protests and the Future (Political Culture)

First off - Here is a really cool interactive timeline detailing some of the major events in China's last ten years.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2012/mar/23/china-decade-change-interactive-timeline

If you look at the timeline, you will see more and more and more events under the "unrest, dissent, and politics" section. Now this may just be because of the growth of the 24 hour news cycle... or it could be a signal that there are some major calls for change in China that could be signaling a change in the Chinese people's political culture.

The following article from 2012 describes some of the changes in Chinese political culture and awareness. The protests signal a change in the people's viewpoint of government:

"If there's economic development it's not given by the government; it's [the people's] own labour and entrepreneurship. It is not the government that is creating wealth. It's society."

This change in belief, as quoted from the Guardian article linked below, signals a change in thought, belief, and thus political culture. The people are coming to value new ideas on top of the ones instilled in them culturally by Mao and Confucius.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/18/china-challenges-next-generation

The past ten years as shown by the timeline signal a new change and the following articles urges for more in the next ten years. Only with time will we know how China will respond to the growing protest movements, new social awareness, and changing political culture.