Chinese Society: Social Stability and Social Governance

Several explosions launched by discontented individuals in politically significant locations became the new manifestation of social instability in 2013. The Third Plenum's Decision announced a series of reforms for the Letters and Visits System and the termination of the Re-education through Labour System. The new Xi Jinping-Li Keqiang leadership will continue with the dual strategies of repression and liberation to maintain social stability in its tenure.