China’s Largest Riot: 50,000 Demonstrators Breach Police Barriers, Clashes Ensue

On January 6th, protests erupted in Pucheng, Shaanxi. A young man standing on an elevated platform blew a horn, marking the peak of the public demonstration.Thousands of people gathered and tried to break through police barricades, entering the Pucheng Vocational Education Center. Some school facilities were damaged, and the principal was assaulted.Videos from the scene show the principal becoming dizzy from the beating and eventually taking refuge in an ambulance.