Large riot rocks PRC's Zhoucheng - China

[dArKeR]

Thousands of people in east China's Shandong province rioted last week, storming a government building and smashing and looting equipment after an official vehicle ran over and killed a vendor, residents and a rights group said yesterday.

The riot - one of the largest in China in recent years - occurred on October 28, a day after a confrontation between officials and a man selling fresh pancakes from a roving stove-wagon in Zoucheng city.

The vendor, surnamed Shao, was selling the popular egg and onion dish on October 27 when some employees from the "city management" department confiscated his wagon, sources said.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/China/2003/11/04/1067909822.htm

In case you've never been in Asia; There is really no business license system. No taxes are collected. (Only for the very large companies.) The retail market has no controls. It's pure 'free enterprise' 'pure capitalism' from a Libertarian's point of view. (And it's the best tasting food, for 5 cents, you could ever dream about!)

[whirlygigspin]

1. Fine example

of assholes in power.

grrrr