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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1294157/china-media-searches-reasons-behind-rash-violence
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China media searches for reasons behind a rash of violence

Strong-arm tactics by officials seen as one reason why people are turning to violence as the first rather than the last resort

A man in Heilongjiang sets fire to the nursing home where he was a resident, suspecting someone had stolen 200 yuan from him. Photo: EPA

A mother, pushing a shopping cart with her daughter asleep inside, unknowingly blocks a car from parking in Beijing. One of the two men inside gets out, seizes the girl, and throws her violently to the ground, killing her.

A man in Heilongjiang sets fire to the nursing home where he was a resident, suspecting someone had stolen 200 yuan (HK$250) from him. He dies, along with 10 others, in the ensuing blaze.