In the workers' paradise bequeathed by Mao unto the global proletariat, unemployment is on the rise.  Keeping people occupied in Communist China's (or any) totalitarian state is the only way to avoid trouble, and The Times of India reports:BEIJING: Chinese leaders have finally admitted that the country is facing a "grim" situation on the employment front owing to the global economic crisis. An official survey has shown that demand for labour has fallen 5.5% in the third quarter of this year across 84 different cities. Yin Weimin, head of the ministry of human resources said that labour discontent was a "top concern" of the government as the employment situation has turned "grim". The government is clearly worried that unrest among jobless workers would result in protest demonstrations and unruly scenes. The past weeks have seen strikes by taxi drivers in four cities and a workers' riot at the party headquarters in Gansu province. China has...(Read Full Post)