Wang Binyu

Wang Binyu (zh-cp|c=|p=Wáng Bīnyú, April 30, 1977 – October 19, 2005), was a Chinese migrant labourer executed for murder in China in 2005. His case attracted some sympathy within China and raised inequality issues.

History

Born in a poor family in Gansu, Wang Binyu went to work at a factory in the neighbouring Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. These two regions are in a dry climate that is in the thinly-populated interior of China, sometimes referred to as "China's Wild West", though geographically they are north-central.

Wang Binyu needed money to pay for an operation for his father - both education and medical care are currently charged for in China. He was working for a subcontractor, who withheld some money and claimed some was owed as expenses. While trying to force the subcontractor to pay him, Wang got into a fight with some co-workers and killed four people. Despite this, his case has attracted some sympathy within China.

In a jailhouse, Mr. Wang said that he wanted to die so that he could no longer be exploited, and expressed remorse for his murders. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/31/international/asia/31china.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1136045502-IW0F4ypL6LajyDrZ+FsuoA In Worker's Death, View of China's Harsh Justice] , New York Times] Wang hoped that the party and the country would value migrant laborers. [ [http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050913_1.htm Chinese Net Discussion] ] . He was executed in October 2005, aged 28.

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External links

* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/30/news/law.php In China, the jolt of a life and a death] - International Herald Tribune.
* [http://www.chinaelections.org/en/readnews.asp?newsid=%7B2C429488-455B-41BA-863B-AC7289BAD06A%7D& China Elections - To kill him or not? – The case of Wang Binyu]
* [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/21/content_479492.htm Convicted migrant worker killer waits for final verdict (China Daily)] .
* [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/test_tag.php?id=migrant+workers China Digital Times] Debate about inequality in China:
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4266964.stm China warns on wage gap 'unrest' (BBC)]
* [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/20/content_479472.htm Income gap in China reaches alert level (China Daily)]

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