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China Protest Over Cash-Strapped City’s School Plan Turns Violent

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BEIJING—Hundreds of people angry at a debt-laden Chinese city’s plans to deal with overcrowded public schools clashed with police in a protest that shows…
BEIJING—Hundreds of people angry at a debt-laden Chinese city’s plans to deal with overcrowded public schools clashed with police in a protest that shows the social tensions beneath China’s long-running local-government debt problems.
More than 600 people gathered Saturday night outside police headquarters in Leiyang to express their outrage over a plan to force some students to attend private school.

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