Two Factory Workers in China Buried Alive by Communist Cadres

In order to cover up the role of a factory in poisoning five female workers,
three of whom were "under 16, the legal age for factory work" (Washington
Post), cadres in Xixuying, a town 200 miles southwest of Beijing, buried
alive two of the five girls. The parents won a visit from "a team from the
Public Security Ministry to exhume the bodies and conduct tests to confirm
the cause of death." However, the Beijing "team" left several questions
unanswered, and the locals of Beixinzhuang, the home village of the deceased
are not happy. The factory also best symbolizes the farcical nature of
"private" ownership - its "owner" is Xixuying's Deputy Mayor.

In China, Deaths and Questions
Families of Peasant Girls Who Perished at Factory Say Signs of Struggle
Evident

BEIXINZHUANG, China -- A nightmare has descended on this poor farming
village, filling its muddy lanes and brick homes with dread. Despite
official denials, the peasants here have concluded that two teenage girls
who ventured to the big city to earn some money were sealed alive in their
coffins and left to die unspeakable deaths.
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