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China Fruit Seller Death Sparks Riot in Guizhou

The alleged killing of a fruit seller by chengguan (“city management” officials) in the southern city of Anshun has triggered protests and violent clashes with riot police. From the BBC:The authorities said they would carry out an autopsy on the fruit seller to determine how he died …. The state-run China Daily quoted a statement from Anshun’s local government confirming t