The death of Wei Wenhua, and subsequent public outrage, has inspired heads of the “urban management forces” (城管) to speak out: Heads of China’s nationwide urban inspection force have openly criticized their officers for beating to death a bystander man who filmed a protest, in a rare admission of abuse of power. Over 100 local […]
The New York Times and The Times weigh in on the beating death of Wei Wenhua by “urban management” (城管）officials in Tianmen City, and the response from the blogosphere. From the New York Times: City officials in Tianmen in Hubei Province in central China are being punished and investigated for their role in the killing […]
In light of the murder of citizen Wei Wenhua, who was killed by “urban management” (城管）officials in Tianmen City, Hubei Province while filming their dispute with villagers, observers are asking who exactly are the “chengguan.” On China Media Project, David Bandurski says Wei could be considered “China’s first ‘citizen reporter’ to be killed while attempting […]
From Shanghai Daily: Police have detained 24 people who allegedly beat a man to death after he filmed their clash with villagers in Tianmen City of Hubei Province on Monday, a Chinese newspaper reported today. Wei Wenhua, the victim, was beaten to death within 10 minutes by dozens of people “wearing urban management officers’ uniforms, […]
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