Viral road-rage video sparks mob violence in Beijing, revealing deep regional rifts
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3YQJ2)
A road-rage video went viral on Chinese social media last month, showing a motorist from the northeastern province of Dongbei berating an e-bike rider from Beijing, deriding him for being a native-born Beijinger (the cyclist spoke in Beijing dialect) and lording it over him that migrants from outlying provinces are prosperous enough to drive cars while Beijingers are riding e-bikes ("F*ck you Beijingers! ...While us outsiders (a-aa) are driving cars, you poor-ass Beijingers are still riding miserable e-bikes." (more")