Thousands of people from a southern Chinese village protested on Wednesday against the death in police custody of a popular local leader following a standoff over land acquisition and allegations of corruption.
Xue Jinbo, 43, is believed to have died on the night of December 10. His family saw his body the following evening and reported that it showed signs of brusing – enraging Wukan village in Guangdong province. Local authorities say he died of cardiac arrest.
Police have responded to the demonstration by blockading the village, residents said, and the term “Wukan” was blocked on Chinese microblogging sites.
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