The 2011 Chaozhou riot () began on the night of Duanwu Festival June 6, 2011 in Guxiang () Chao'an County,

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Background

On June 1 a wage dispute took place at the Huayi Ceramics Factory () in Chao'an. A Sichuan migrant worker couple and their son surnamed Xiong (), from Zhongjiang County

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

, went to the factory demanding unpaid wages of about 2,000 yuan. The father argued with the boss of the factory and was hurt in the forehead. His 19-year-old son Xiong suffered cuts to the feet and hands after being attacked by two employees of the factory. The boss of the factory surnamed Su (), surrendered Saturday and confessed to the crime. He owed 61 workers 800,000 yuan in unpaid wages. The other two suspects who carried out the attack were also arrested by the police.

Riot

By June 2 more and more Sichuanese people from nearby areas began gathering for a movement. A few people in the beginning increased to thousands of people. By June 6 a protest was held at Guxiang involving 200 migrant workers at around 10pm. 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. The tension between Chaozhou (

Teochew people The Teochew people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Chaoshan in Standard Chinese also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is anyone native to the historical Chaoshan region in south ...

) and Sichuan people have escalated to the point where the situation has been described as "Battle of Chaozhou". 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.

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