A large political unrest usually starts with a mundane problem. Apparently, this incident is about more than the price of rice, it is about power abuse, albeit on a local level. It is a microcosm of how the entire system works in China.
not specific enough.
To me, the fact that the media doesn't tell us what it's about merely proves that it doesn't fit the image they are trying to create of what's going on in China.
That is exactly what I was thinking. These people are READY for FREEDOM. Sad the way they are forced to live/exist.