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Stability maintenance ( zh, , p=Wéiwěn, s=维稳) is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to refer to all-round control by the authorities to maintain the established ruling order and prevent protest and dissent that may challenge its legitimacy or rule in the People's Republic of China. History The term ''weiwen'' was first used in ''People's Daily'', the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in 2002 in the explanation accompanying a photograph of the People's Armed Police. It was driven by the CCP's reaction to the Revolutions of 1989 and the increase in "Mass incidents in China, mass incidents" in the 1990s. Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Deng Xiaoping famously stated, "stability overrides everything." During the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese state began to emphasize stability maintenance, and the term reached new heights of popularity in Chinese media. Under the general secreta ...
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