South China Morning Post – by Vicky Feng
A surprising statement by a government official in eastern China’s Jiangsu province has captured the attention of internet users after it was caught on video and posted online on Sunday.
“If the police don’t beat people, what’s the point of keeping them?” said an unidentified official of a complaint bureau in Suzhou. “The police are the government’s violence machine.” Continue reading “It’s the police’s job to beat people, Chinese official says in viral video”

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