China: Thousands Protest after Chinese Official Slaps School Boy

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Epoch Times15. Juni 2010

A minor traffic accident in Maanshan City in China’s eastern Anhui province turned into a 6-hour standoff between thousands of protestors and the police.

Last Friday at around 6:00 p.m., Huashan district tourism bureau Director Wang Guoqing hit a student with his car. Instead of apologizing, Wang slapped the boy on the face, injuring his eye.

According to local media, when onlookers demanded Wang apologize, he refused. Instead, he told bystanders, quote “Do you know who I am? I’m a leader!” — referring to his position as a communist official.

Bystanders got riled up.  And as the news of the incident spread, more people arrived at the scene. They surrounded Wang’s car.

When Wang called for help, the crowd stayed put, stopping police and fire fighters from taking Wang away. The crowd reportedly grew violent after authorities called in anti-riot police. Eventually, at around 11:30 p.m. police used teargas to force away the protestors.

This is part of a growing social phenomenon in China, called ‘mass incidents.‘ They are usually triggered by an event that’s ignited public anger, such as mass layoffs, land seizures, pollution and, as in this case, communist officials abusing their power.

In February this year, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences warned that increasing mass incidents will be a major challenge to the Chinese regime’s efforts to maintain social stability.

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