Wang Binyu
Wang Binyu (Chinese: 王斌余; pinyin: Wáng Bīnyú, April 30, 1977 – October 19, 2005), was a Chinese migrant worker executed for murder in 2005. His case attracted some sympathy within China and raised inequality issues.
History
[edit]Born in a poor family in Gansu, Wang Binyu went to work at a factory in the neighboring 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. 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 coworkers and killed four people. Despite this, his case has attracted some sympathy within China.[1]
In the jailhouse, Mr. Wang said that he wanted to die so that he could no longer be exploited, and expressed remorse for his murders.[2] Wang hoped that the CPC and the country would value migrant workers.[1] He was executed in October 2005, aged 28.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "EastSouthWestNorth: The Case of Wang Binyu". www.zonaeuropa.com. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- 1 2 Yardley, Jim (2005-12-31). "In Worker's Death, View of China's Harsh Justice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
External links
[edit]- In China, the jolt of a life and a death - International Herald Tribune.
- China Elections - To kill him or not? – The case of Wang Binyu
- Convicted migrant worker killer waits for final verdict (China Daily).
- China Digital Times
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