Tag: Chengguan

Public Increasingly Outraged by Abusive Chengguan

Abuse inflicted on China’s lower class by chengguan has long drawn public outrage. While the dictionary defines these officials as “city management” clerks, the Shanghaiist has (perhaps more accurately) characterized them as “glorified traffic wardens.” The Washington Post thoroughly describes the antagonistic role played by these officials by referring to recent cases

March 31, 2013 7:55 PM

Ministry of Truth: Chengguan Scuffle in Guangzhou

Guangdong Propaganda Department: On March 6, a conflict arose with a female peddler while Chigang Road, Haizhu District [

March 7, 2013 3:48 PM

Charges Dropped in Violinist’s Inciting Subversion Case

Prosecutors have dropped charges of inciting subversion against Chen Pingfu, a former teacher who became a street musicia

December 14, 2012 2:42 PM

Cartoon: Godzilla’s Gentler Side

Cartoonist @q0506700 comments on the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island dispute with a jab at his own country: Japan purchased three

September 13, 2012 11:24 AM

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