Source: OT-Team(G), 南方都市报
Recent online claims that over 3,000 police officers had surrounded Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area in a sweeping operation targeting foreigners have been refuted by local authorities as baseless.
The now-debunked social media posts alleged that the crackdown primarily focused on African street vendors selling power banks, with claims that "eight out of ten" were found to have problematic visas—either expired or linked to fake identification. Some netizens further speculated that the supposed police deployment was connected to an ongoing urban village renovation project.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Sanyuanli subdistrict office in Guangzhou's Baiyun District clarified that no such large-scale police operation had taken place. Officials stressed that the urban renewal initiative, which involves 3,439 households and over 11,000 registered residents, strictly adheres to legal procedures and has no connection to immigration enforcement.
"The rumors maliciously linking the renovation project to foreign nationals are deliberate misinformation," the statement read, warning against the distortion of facts. Authorities emphasized that the redevelopment solely concerns local residents and collective economic organizations, dismissing claims of "illegal foreign overstayers" as entirely unfounded.
The Sanyuanli upgrade is one of Guangzhou's key urban renewal efforts, covering 17 economic cooperatives and affecting nearly 12,000 people. Officials reiterated that all procedures follow national policies, urging the public to disregard sensationalized reports.
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