2011 Chaozhou riot

For the riots involving Chaozhou (Teochew) people in Singapore, see Hokkien-Teochew riots.
2011 Chaozhou riot
DateDuanwu Festival June 6, 2011 in
Location
Huayi Ceramics Factory, Guxiang, Chao'an County, Chaozhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Caused byWage dispute, inter-ethnic conflict
Number
Thousands
Casualties and losses
18 people injured

The 2011 Chaozhou riot (Chinese: 潮州6·6事件) began on the night of Duanwu Festival June 6, 2011 in Guxiang (古巷镇) Chao'an County, Chaozhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.[1][2]

Background

On June 1 a wage dispute took place at the Huayi Ceramics Factory (华意陶瓷厂) in Chao'an.[3] A Sichuan migrant worker couple and their son surnamed Xiong (熊), from Zhongjiang County Sichuan, went to the factory demanding unpaid wages of about 2,000 yuan.[2]

The father argued with the boss of the factory and was hurt in the forehead.[2] His 19-year-old son Xiong suffered cuts to the feet and hands after being attacked by two employees of the factory.[4]

The boss of the factory surnamed Su (苏), surrendered Saturday and confessed to the crime.[3] He owed 61 workers 800,000 yuan in unpaid wages.[4] The other two suspects who carried out the attack were also arrested by the police.[5]

Riot

By June 2 more and more Sichuanese people from nearby areas began gathering for a movement.[2] A few people in the beginning increased to thousands of people.[2]

By June 6 a protest was held at Guxiang involving 200 migrant workers at around 10pm.[6] This turned into a riot with 18 people injured, 9 detained. One vehicle was set on fire, 3 cars were destroyed and 15 cars were damaged during the clash.[7]

The tension between Chaozhou (Teochew people) and Sichuan people have escalated to the point where the situation has been described as "Battle of Chaozhou".[8] Different community groups have come out to protect themselves. There are fears of Sichuan citizens bombing their gas stations in Chaozhou. And fears of Chaozhou people in Sichuan getting attacked.[8]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b Cheng, Zhiming; Wang, Mark; Chen, Junhua (2014-07-08). Urban China in the New Era: Market Reforms, Current State, and the Road Forward. Springer. p. 79. ISBN 9783642542275.
  4. ^ a b Migrant workers riot and clash with police in Chaozhou (2011-06-08). "Migrant workers riot and clash with police in Chaozhou". Shanghaiist. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  5. ^ "Employees riot in southern China after attack on factory worker". Monsters and Critics. 2010-11-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  6. ^ "广东潮州一名外来工讨薪被砍伤引发打砸事件_财讯.COM" (in Chinese). Economy.caixun.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  7. ^ (AFP) – 21 hours ago. "AFP: Protesters clash with police in southern China". Retrieved 2011-06-09.{cite web}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "世界新聞網 - 《世界日報》為北美地區最大的中文報紙，結合世界新聞網服務所有海外華人，提供讀者最新、最深入的專業報導。內容囊括移民簽證法律、地方華人社區資訊，以及全球、中國、台灣、港澳、東南亞等國際報導。". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.