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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. |
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| Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-05-22 11:17 |
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