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On a typical day, few of the hundreds of thousands of people who flow past the Liujiayao Bridge in southern Beijing pay any attention to Su Lianzhi. But on March 23, the 53-year-old fruit vendor became the cause of thousands of passing commuters. Around 11 a.m., as Su...
In recent weeks, chengguan officers have been accused of many violations. In southeastern Jiangxi province, local residents say bureau officers beat to death a farmer who was trying to stop a land-reclamation project. His killing sparked a riot, with angry residents overturning chengguan cars on a local highway. In...
The reaction of passersby who witnessed the Beijing raid in March gives an indication of the suspicion with which the chengguan are held by average citizens. Hundreds of people surrounded the van, shouted at its occupants and even attempted to turn the vehicle over. "Many of them stood up for...
Since new oilfields and copper mines take years to get into full production, lower investment today causes tighter supply down the road. At the same time, there is every reason to believe that emerging markets such as China and India will continue to be ever more voracious consumers of iron...
Panic over the threat of a global pandemic has subsided since early May, as governments around the world have stepped up preventive measures that seem to be keeping the virus under control. But Japan's weekend cases are not alone; by Sunday, the U.K. confirmed 14 more cases, while Turkey...