BEIJING, China - May 31,2011 - A deadly triple bomb attack in China carried out last week by a jobless man angry over a land dispute, illustrates the crushing desperation of many Chinese who feel their rights are being trampled.
Car bombs and Molotov cocktails have been used by citizens who opt for vigilante justice in the Communist-ruled country, where the justice system has created mounting frustrations that could provoke more violence.
Experts say that despite the introduction of some reforms to address charges the system is unresponsive and lacks transparency, the public perception is that those changes are woefully inadequate, and rule of law is not guaranteed.
Qian Mingqi - the 52-year-old man suspected of triggering blasts at three public buildings Thursday in the eastern city of Fuzhou, which left three dead including himself - is one of many in China who feel the system has failed him.
"For the past 10 years I have suffered a great injustice. I cannot find justice. I was forced to go down a road I didn't want to take," wrote Qian on his microblog account. "I will get justice myself, through concrete action."
Qian's plight borders on the surreal; after losing his home in 1995 to make way for a highway, a second home was demolished in 2001... to make way for the same highway, the China Business News reported.
In some of his 300 angry microblog postings over the past six months, Qian accused local Communist Party officials of pocketing some of the compensation that he was meant to receive in exchange for his repossessed property.
Two weeks ago in the northwestern province of Gansu, more than 40 people were injured when a disgruntled former employee set off a petrol bomb at a bank in protest over being laid off.
Individuals angry over perceived injustices such as land expropriations and forced evictions, business disputes or other pressures associated with China's rapid modernization, have increasingly resorted to desperate acts of violence.
Wronged Chinese line up in Beijing or provincial capitals to petition authorities over injustices, but many complain of official unresponsiveness to their concerns, while others report being detained in "black jails".
Qian's microblog account has been flooded with posthumous messages of support, making him an unlikely hero - a result sure to irritate government leaders and the Communist Party's top brass.
