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China Smacks Ex-Leaders Dumped in Village Revolt

Rob Quinn — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:32:00 CDT

China's Communist Party has punished officials whose corruption angered townspeople in southern China so much that they rebelled against the regime — and won . Two officials from Wukan have been expelled from the party for corruption and 18 others punished, according to state media. The expelled pair will have to return...

Rebel Chinese Village Wins Concessions

Rob Quinn — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:51:05 CST

They fought the law and, for now, it looks like they won. Villagers in southern China who rebelled against the Communist Party over a land grab and the death of a village negotiator in police custody have had some of their demands met, AP reports. Authorities have agreed to release...

China Police Arrest 2 in Toddler's Death

Mark Russell — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:41:00 CDT

Chinese police have arrested two drivers for running over a 2-year-old girl in southern China, then continuing on without helping her, reports AP . The child died a few days later in a case that has attracted huge media coverage and much national soul-searching. Eighteen passers-by ignored the toddler as she...

Chinese Hit-and-Run Toddler Dies

Rob Quinn — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:15:52 CDT

The Chinese toddler who was run over by two vans and then ignored by more than a dozen passers-by has died. "Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect," said the director of the intensive care unit where 2-year-old Yueyue was treated. The case has sparked furious...

A Million Flee Chinese Deluge

Peter Fearon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:24:12 CDT

More than a million Chinese have fled floods in the southern regions of the nation after some of the worst storms in decades. The deluge comes as China is reeling from a devastating earthquake. The situation is likely to get worse in the next few days with expected flooding along...

Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:41:28 CDT

Chinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The...