Another reminder that just because China produces cheap products, we shouldn’t be buying them — and that the leftists who still see China as the last remaining outpost of “socialism” are delusional:

Chinese authorities have confirmed several villagers were shot dead by police in a protest earlier this week.

Three people died as result of the shooting in Guangdong province on Tuesday, the Xinhua news agency says after days of official silence.

But local residents have alleged that up to 20 people were killed.

If that is true, these killings could represent the deadliest use of force by security personnel against protesters in China since Tiananmen Square.

A special investigation into the incident has now been launched.

Protests against corruption, pollution and land seizures have become increasingly common in rural China.

- From the BBC

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