"Forward!" The armed police riot prevention squadron has taken a neat step and gradually pushed forward into the crowd. In front of the powerful national anti-riot armed forces, the crowds who watched the riot evaded one after another, crowded people into one another, and scattered.

Such scenes of repression of riots are rare in China. The vast majority of the people did not run away, crowded on both sides of the street, stretched their necks to watch the armed police advance, afraid to miss the rare scene.

The speed at which riot police advance, however, has not taken drastic action against ordinary people. Following the armed police in the rear...