Political demonstrations, illegal in the rest of China, occur several times a week here.

The first public demonstration of the invention occurred five days later as an early step toward the information age.

On 10 May another demonstration occurred involving at least 1,000 people.

Major demonstrations by opposition activists occurred in 1996 and 1998.

Political rallies and demonstrations following the election period may occur.

Demonstrations and further clashes occurred with the police but in the night everything stopped.

The organization reported that over 5,200 synchronized demonstrations occurred in 181 countries on the day.

The protest itself was not especially remarkable in a country where demonstrations occur almost daily.

Demonstrations occur regularly in major cities and have the potential to turn violent.

These various factors were the historical conditions under which the strikes of early 1931 and the demonstrations to follow occurred.