{"id":41443,"date":"2009-06-28T19:23:52","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T02:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=41443"},"modified":"2009-06-29T04:35:25","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T11:35:25","slug":"rumor-monger-arrested-for-factory-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/06\/rumor-monger-arrested-for-factory-brawl\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Rumor Monger&#8221; Arrested for Factory Brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Shaoguan, Guangdong have arrested a man who posted allegedly false information online about <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/06\/ethnic-tensions-spark-brawl-at-china-factory-report\/\">a brawl <\/a>that broke out at a toy factory between Uighur and Han workers. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-06\/29\/content_11616274.htm\"><strong>From Xinhua<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n    A post on a local website that said &#8220;Six Xinjiang boys raped two innocent girls at the Xuri Toy Factory&#8221; caused the brawl, a municipal government spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>    Police found that the former worker of Xuri, surnamed Zhu, faked the information to express his discontent as Zhu failed to get re-employed after quitting the job.<\/p>\n<p>    Police found no rape cases at the Xuri Toy Factory. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/latestCrisis\/idUSPEK335769\">a Reuters report<\/a>. Also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/Breaking%2BNews\/Asia\/Story\/STIStory_396759.html\">from the Straits Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n The authorities have reportedly told major Internet chatrooms to remove postings about the clash as it could impede the government&#8217;s policy of encouraging coastal provinces to hire minorities from China&#8217;s less-developed western region.<\/p>\n<p>In an official confirmation that the incident took place, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported yesterday that more than 400 policemen had been called in to break it up. The plant is owned by Hong Kong tycoon Francis Choi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Shaoguan, Guangdong have arrested a man who posted allegedly false information online about a brawl that broke out at a toy factory between Uighur and Han workers. 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