JEFF KING: The Match That Could Burn Down The CCP Has Been Lit
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
In a dusty factory town in southwestern China, a 27-year-old worker cheated of 800 yuan ($100) in wages struck back by torching the factory where he had been employed, declaring, “We’re all going to die anyway.” The…
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