What exactly is happening with people setting themselves on fire in China?

Oct 23, 2013

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The simple story is that it has to do with protests of rural houses being set for destruction because of China's desire to urbanize; 41 people have lit themselves on fire (it's called self-immolation) between January 2009 and January 2012 in the name of this cause.

I'm not sure the right wor…

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