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21st April 2011 14:21 |
Police clamp down on truckers protesting in China
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... drivers are angry about new fees charged by private warehouse operators and rising fuel prices, which they say sharply cut into their profits. State-set gasoline and diesel prices are at a record high following an increase of about 5 percent on April 6 to reflect higher global crude prices.
The protest reflects the growing tensions over the gulf between China's tiny elite and its poor majority. Incomes are rising, but inflation is squeezing families and small businesspeople such as self-employed truckers, while profits at major state-owned companies are at record highs.
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/angry-truck...045943118.html |
