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Police officer attacked by Chengguan, left with a broken thigh

Beijing Times: In another incident that testifies to Chinese Chengguan’s famed brutality and total regardlessness of the laws, in Kunming, Yuannan Province, a police officer got a broken thigh from a squad of Chengguan, China’s urban administrative enforcement officers often staffed by goons and thugs.

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The highly educated chengguan might be no better than the neighborhood committee auntie

The Beijing Youth Daily reported that the Chengguan (the para-police force who are responsible for “cleaning” the streets in cities) in Hefei, Anhui province, are recruiting university-degree level employees. Yesterday the paper ran a letter-editorial from Anhui province about the move.

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Chengguan in Wuhan stare down their targets

Wuhan’s chengguan forces have applied a new tactic to fight unruly roadside businesses and redeem their image as brutal bullies.

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Chengguan stabbed in Shenzhen

A standoff yesterday between roadside peddlers and chengguan on a Shenzhen street erupted into a bloody violence that left one chengguan seriously injured.

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A practical handbook for beating street vendors

A chengguan textbook surfaces online. Highlights: how to beat someone without drawing blood.

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Leaving the sea behind

Fishermen leaving the shore; Prank definitions for chengguan; ethnic prejudice vs. Tibetans; India vs. China in Africa; Terminal 3 is big, says Imagethief.

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Hostage situation in a Wuhan hospital

The lead headline of today’s 济南时报 announces that the 11th Standing Committee of Shangdong Province’s People’s Congress named 26 key government leaders yesterday on the first meeting.

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How should we translate ‘cheng guan’?

While the Danwei Propaganda Department has not yet decided the verdict of the case Net Nanny vs. Great Firewall, another news vocabulary question has become urgent: What is the best translation of cheng guan (城管)? These are the thuggish city … Continue reading

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Newspapers make for an ugly city

Guiyang (贵阳) bans newsstands and other sidewalk hoggers. Is it good for the city? Chinese media comments.

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Property rights in China: equal for all?

Does a sausage seller have property rights?

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