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China Launches Nationwide Mass Arrests to Severely Crack Down on Criminals

1983.08.19 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

On August 19, 1983, China launched a nationwide "strike hard" campaign. A large number of people were arrested, sentenced, and executed, and some were later sent to labor camps in Xinjiang, Tibet, and other regions.

Xu Jiatun Visits Kowloon Walled City

1983.08.07 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·香港九龙城寨

Xu Jiatun visited the Kowloon Walled City, which was then regarded as a lawless place, and met with members of the local Neighborhood Welfare Promotion Association; this move attracted the attention and displeasure of the Hong Kong British government.