Hopeful Signs China Is Changing!

In a surprise move, the Chinese government arrested the police commander for the shooting of villagers in Dongzhou, 125 miles northwest of Hong Kong.

The Washington Post reports:

The main official newspapers in the provincial capital of Guangzhou said that "the commander at the scene dealt with the situation improperly and brought about mistaken deaths and accidental injuries," and that he has been detained by local prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation.

This is a huge step into the future and hopefully only the beginning of a sea change in the way Chinese authorities deal with the rising protests that trouble the country.