2011 Zengcheng riot

Riot in China The 2011 Zengcheng riot (6•11事件) began on June 10, 2011, in Xintang town (新塘镇), Zengcheng, Guangdong, China. The demonstrators were mainly migrant workers in Xintang.http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b08fc1edf5480310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News Angry migrant workers riot for third day SCMP.com 2011-06-13 Background On June 10, 2011, a 20-year-old pregnant woman named Wang Lianmei (王联梅) was manhandled by security personnel in front of a supermarket in Dadun village, Xintang. The security personnel was hired by the local government. In the scuffle the woman fell to the ground and her husband Tang Xuecai (zh-hans 唐学才) was beaten. Both are from Sichuan.颜筱箐 http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/12/content_22766885.htm Work panel to quell rumors with unrest in S China town China.org.cn 2009-09-25 2011-06-13 Riot The incident started late Friday June 10 with the riot lasting several days at Xintang. By June 11 more than a thousand people participated. Cars were smashed, ATMs were broken into. Police were attacked.https://finance.ifeng.com/news/20110613/4140060.shtml 增城：不法分子两度聚集袭警_财经_凤凰网 Finance.ifeng.com 2011-06-13 At around 9pm Sunday June 12 over 1,000 migrant workers began gathering. The demonstrators marched toward Phoenix city where ranks of police formed a human barricade. Armed police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Thousands of rioters overturned police cars and set fire to local government offices. About 25 people were arrested, and there were no deaths reported.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13741074 BBC News - China unrest: 25 arrested after clashes with police Bbc.co.uk 2011-06-09 2011-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110612111926/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13741074 12 June 2011 live See also 2011 Chaozhou riot References China Society Zengcheng riot Category:Labor disputes in China Zengcheng Category:2010s in Guangdong Category:Riots and civil disorder in China Category:Chinese democracy movements Category:June 2011 in China Category:June 2011 crimes in Asia Category:2011 labor disputes and strikes Category:Arson in China Category:Arson in 2011 Category:2011 fires in Asia Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in China Category:Building and structure fires in China Category:Zengcheng, Guangzhou