2012 Zhongshan riot

Riot in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China October 2020 2012 Zhongshan riot protest and dissent in China 25 June 2012 Shaxi, Zhongshan, Guangdong Conflict between immigrants and locals and allegations of police brutality the riot was suppressed by the People's Armed Police local people 15px Government of China Ministry of Public Security Local police 15px People's Armed Police over 100 injuries (according to BBC) The 2012 Zhongshan riot occurred on and following June 25, 2012 in the Shaxi district of Zhongshan, in China's Guangdong province. Sparked by a fight between a migrant teen from Sichuan and a local schoolboy, the violence snowballed into a major riot by hundreds of mostly Sichuanese workers as tensions between migrant workers and natives boiled over.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-riot/migrant-workers-clash-with-police-in-south-china-idUSBRE85Q07G20120627 Migrant workers clash with police in south China Reuters 2012-06-27 2017-09-11 Background According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 24 million migrants from other parts of China live in Guangdong, one of China's richest provinces, while an addition 10 million have moved from poor to rich areas within the province.https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/10/13-million-guangdong-migrants-could-gain-permanent-residence-by-2020/ 13 Million Guangdong Migrants Could Gain Permanent Residence By 2020 Chun Han Wong Wall Street Journal 2015-07-10 2017-09-11 Migrants generally do not receive local services like healthcare and education, because their household registration, or hukou, shows them as living in their original village. Tensions have frequently arisen between migrants and locals due to attendant issues, especially since migrants are often suspected of criminality and suffer abuse from local police. Many local towns and even cities recognize that they would not be able to afford offering the same services to migrants as they offer to legal residents.2016 Shambaugh, David The China Reader: Rising Power 6 Urban and Rural https://books.google.com/books?id=JKD7CwAAQBAJ&q=zhongshan+june+2012&pg=PA216 Oxford University Press 216 9780199397082 Riot The riot reportedly began after police arrested and allegedly abused a teenager from Chongqing who was accused of beating up a local schoolboy.http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wakes-06272012161642.html Migrant workers clash with police in south China Radio Free Asia 2012-06-27 2017-09-11 The South China Morning Post reported online allegations that the teenager had frequently extorted students for cash, threatening them with violence if they refused.https://www.scmp.com/article/1005125/zhongshan-township-sealed-after-riot 2012-06-27 Zhongshan township sealed off after riot South China Morning Post 2017-09-11 A crowd of migrants gathered, and then at some point began to rampage, destroying police cars, looting shops, and attacking local people. Within two days, the city had been placed under lockdown, with hundreds of military and security personnel in the area. Despite vehement denials by Chinese officials, locals reported that many were wounded in the riot and that several had been killed when security forces intervened. See also 2011 Zhili riot 2011 Zhongshan riot References China Society Zhongshan Category:2010s in Guangdong Zhongshan riot Category:Riots and civil disorder in China Category:Zhongshan