Why Is China So Afraid of a Small Protest?

A minor protest in Anhui Province has grabbed the central government's attention in China.

According to Radio Free Asia, on August 10, two thousand protestors laid siege to government offices in Xuancheng City in Anhui’s Jixi County, in the Jingzhou Township. The crowds overturned cars, smashed the windows of a government office, and assaulted government officials.