What drivel. Why is "toppling a regime" your only benchmark for measuring success? What is your justification for favouring your own anecdata over the article

What drivel. Why is "toppling a regime" your only benchmark for measuring success? What is your justification for favouring your own anecdata over the article's statistics? How is "sporadic riots in China" an example of nonviolent resistance, and how does it further your argument?