Video of a violent protest in China has made it out into the outside world. There are reports of this type of thing quite frequently, but this is the first time in a while that a video has made it out. It seems suprising that the communist government has held on as long as it has with all of this going on, although they seem to have better control over the cities. Unfortunately, while the communists hold power, there is unlikely to be a democratic revolution in China. With the economy growing as strongly as it is, there is still hope that economic reforms will lead to social reforms, although that road is likely to be long and slow.