On March 9, a large protest involving farmers from China’s Hunan Province broke into a riot. The problem began as the Anda Bus Company doubled ticket prices during the Chinese New Year—an important Chinese holiday where people throughout the country travel to see friends and relatives.
Local farmers demonstrated outside the bus company to protest the price increase but their voices went unheard. A conflict arose and the demonstration soon turned into a riot.
For two days, locals burned more than ten police vehicles and more than a dozen civilians were wounded. One student was sent to a local hospital and later died from injuries caused by the melee. The conflict continued to spread throughout the area.
Burned police vehicles after the riot. (Pan-Blue Coalition
