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Chinese Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Eviction

Xi Xinzhu, a Beijing resident, set himself on fire after protesting the demolition of his home. Earlier this month, CDT also reported the death of Tang Fuzhen, a Chengdu resident who also resorted to self-immolation in a property dispute. From Telegraph: In the second incident last weekend, a Beijing man named in local newspapers as Xi Xinzhu set himself on fire after he refused to leave his home i