Stability maintenance
Stability maintenance (Chinese: 维稳; pinyin: Wéiwěn) is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to refer to all-round surveillance and control by the CCP to support its ruling order and prevent protest and dissent that may challenge its legitimacy or rule in the People's Republic of China. == History == The term weiwen was first used in People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in 2002 in the explanation accompanying a photograph of the People's Armed Police.