A large number of Chinese bank customers protesting over frozen deposits were attacked by security forces in plainclothes in the capital of China’s central Henan Province on Sunday. It’s one of the biggest protests being suppressed in recent years.
Photos and videos of the violence that the depositors suffered have spread quickly on Chinese social media, sparking public outrage.
Since April, the funds of four rural banks in Henan and two in Anhui have been frozen by the state, resulting in about 400,000 depositors being unable to withdraw money online, involving 40 billion yuan (US$5.95 billion) in deposits. The bank customers have showed up in person in front of the banks to demand their money….