From the Washington Post:
Hundreds of Chinese attacked police and smashed up squad cars after a migrant was apparently beaten up for refusing to pay for a resident’s permit, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
The riot in Guiyang, capital of the southwestern province of Guizhou, was the latest eruption of unrest the Communist Party fears could spin out of control and threaten its monopoly on power.
At least one police officer and a taxi driver were wounded and more than 10 police cars were overturned, the Guizhou Metropolitan News said. [Full text]
More coverage of this incident, via Google News. Read also CDT’s translation of the original Guiyang Metropolitan News report.
