On October 29, in Shangtou Village, Binhai Street, Haojiang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, a large group of villagers gathered at the entrance and service hall of the Shangtou Community Party-Mass Service Center to demand land expropriation compensation. Local netizens reported that village cadres were suspected of embezzling collective land compensation funds, leaving villagers without the payments they were due. Police arrived at the scene to maintain order.