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Clash Over Forced Eviction Leaves 8 Dead in Yunnan, China

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Clash Over Forced Eviction Leaves 8 Dead in Yunnan, China

Plus, Taiwan’s moves in the South China Sea and an update on the Hong Kong protests. This week’s China links.

Clash Over Forced Eviction Leaves 8 Dead in Yunnan, China
Credit: Kunming farmland image via Katoosha / Shutterstock.com

This week’s China links:

More details are emerging about a deadly clash between residents and construction workers in China’s Yunnan province – and it’s grisly news. On Tuesday, Chinese officials reported eight people dead after a violent clash outside Kunming, the provincial capital. Villagers fighting against a forced eviction clashed with resulted in violence that claimed the lives of six construction workers and two villagers. Another 18 people were injured.

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