China Deploys More Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge

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"Many local governments are already swimming in debt. They are under intense pressure now to answer Mr. Xi’s call to prevent mass incidents, but their money and manpower will soon come under strain, said Hongshen Zhu, an assistant professor at Lingnan University in Hong Kong who studies Chinese governance.

“As long as no new incidents occur, the priority of public safety will drop for local governments until the next public outcry happens,” he said."