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| Chinese Riot Against Population-Control Measures |
| 2007-05-22 |
| Angry residents in southwestern Chinese set fire to government offices and flipped over vehicles during four days of protests against a harsh population-control campaign, the International Herald Tribune reported. There were conflicting reports of injuries and deaths. The rioting apparently was prompted by a crackdown in Guangxi province against violators of the country’s imposed limit on children per family. Some claim the punishments include forced abortions and other measures against women; officials who do not meet annual population-control targets for their areas face demotion or removal from office. Several people claim they were forced to pay fines more than once for the same offense under a new tax called the “social child-raising fee.” The two-month-long campaign is part of efforts to limit the growth of China’s 1.3 billion population. Reaping the whirlwind. F*ckin' commies. |
| Posted by:Spot |
| #3 nope, a manifestation of one party rule. As are riots over things folks would protest politically anywhere else. Still, as long as they can keep the lid on news internally, they can confine this to one province at a time, where its "manageable" |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-05-22 11:17 |
| #2 nope, a manifestation of one party rule. As are riots over things folks would protest politically anywhere else. Still, as long as they can keep the lid on news internally, they can confine this to one province at a time, where its "manageable" |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-05-22 11:17 |
| #1 Mandatory birth control, another manifestation of national health care. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-05-22 10:59 |