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3,000 Police Raided Illegal Foreign Residents in Guangzhou? Truth Behind

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Recently, a viral rumor claimed that "over 3,000 police officers had surrounded Sanyuanli in Guangzhou to launch a large-scale crackdown targeting illegal foreign residents, especially Black men selling power banks who were allegedly disturbing public order." It was further claimed that 8 out of 10 individuals checked had visa issues—either expired or using fake IDs.

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Sanyuanli is currently undergoing a major urban village redevelopment project. Some netizens linked the alleged police deployment to this redevelopment and speculated ulterior motives behind the heightened activity.

On May 27, the Sanyuanli Subdistrict Office in Baiyun District clarified that the urban renewal efforts are proceeding strictly according to laws and regulations. Officials emphasized that there has never been a deployment of 3,000 police officers as rumored, dismissing the claims as completely unfounded.

According to the office, the project involves 17 economic collectives and 1 logistics collective within Sanyuanli village, impacting 3,439 households and over 11,000 registered residents, including those who transitioned from rural to urban household status. The redevelopment also includes 1,896 members of local economic organizations.

Authorities stressed that the redevelopment strictly focuses on local residents and has no connection to foreign nationals. The attempt to link foreign residents to the redevelopment project is viewed as malicious fabrication and deliberate misrepresentation.

While the media hasn't yet reported on penalties for those spreading the false rumors, their accountability is likely on the way.

In a previous case, a netizen surnamed Zhang was detained for five days after using AI tools to fabricate and disseminate false claims about a foreign student breaching security at Nanjing Railway Station—an incident that sparked widespread public concern.

Source: 南方都市报