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An old gang war makes the front pagePosted by Eric Mu, April 24, 2008 4:38 PM
Today's Chinese Business View ran a very short article reporting a gunshot incident in Lufeng.
This short snippet made the front page, at bottom-center. The photos in the online post were originally taken on January 12, 2008, and were only recently put up on the Internet. Given the shocking nature of the photos, (which, according to a comment, can "be easily mistaken as for 'Lhasa riot' images), they spread fast and furious before supervisors took notice and deleted them. Currently, they can still be found here.
Online sources provide additional information missing from the above newspaper articles, but like most internet information, it is hard to determine which story is true. According to an online source, a Hong Kong businessman named Liu Shu invested in the hotel involved in the incident. He had been at odds with a local businessman, Xu Yuchang, who was the owner of the biggest privately-owned bookstore in Guangdong Province, and was a member of the Guangdong People's Political Consultative Committee. Xue sent the gang to the hotel, but Liu didn't give in. So on 21 April, Xue's men dug up the graves of Liu's ancestors. But another online report said there was no gang at all, and the crowd in the photo were local people who had taken up arms to defend themselves against Liu, who was the real thug. Liu had intimidated local people into giving up their land at low prices and had occupied public land illegally. The online post also said that Liu was not a Hong Kong businessman at all, but just a Lufeng local who made his fortune through running an illegal casino. Who is the bad guy? Liu? Xue? Neither Or both? Decide for yourself: the mainstream media doesn't seem like it has the answer. Links and Sources
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Comments on An old gang war makes the front pageis a group of three men with guns a greater public concern than 20-30 with pitchforks and hoes (as shown in the linked-to photos)? probably just more sensational. There is nothing to be alarmed about. During the 1920's to 1940's, a lot of these things happened in Guangdong. It is just returning to the good old Chinese culture and tradition. I think Jung is insane I can totally understand Jung though. I had the theme song from Shanghai Bund going in my head as I read the article and look at the photos. |
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