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Tax Collection Triggers Riot, Arrests and Reform in Zhejiang (Updated)

Hundreds of angry migrants in Zhili, a town in Zhejiang province, clashed with riot police late Thursday night after the owner of a children’s clothing company refused to pay his taxes and then rallied a group to turn on the tax collectors, according to state-run media. From The Washington Post: The report did not explain why the business owner did not want to pay his taxes. But a local docto