PTI , Beijing: Chinese officials have been asked to refrain from using force in dealing with agitations as the 'ideas of democracy' is beginning to take root in the one party state, amid rise in anti-government protests, including that against land seizures and a coal plant. "We are facing new challenges as ideas of democracy, equality and rights are taking root among the public," Zhu Mingguo, vice secretary of the Guangdong provincial committee of the ruling Communist Party of China, (CPC), at a workshop to maintain stability. "We need to resolve issues of people's immediate interests and concerns in a timely manner," official Xinhua news agency quoted Zhu as saying. "We need to improve the conflict resolution mechanism to provide channels for people to freely express their concerns," he said. Source: The Asian AgeImage: en.wikipedia.org
