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Thousands of people protested in large-scale protests as local banks in China stopped withdrawing deposits.
Then, unidentified men who appeared with the police forcefully dispersed the protesters, leading to bloody clashes.
This is Beijing Correspondent Ji-Sung Kim.
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Thousands of people from all over China gathered in front of the People's Bank of Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
Depositors who deposited money at four small village banks in Henan Province and did not get their money back gathered to protest against the authorities.
[Henan Bank, please return the deposit!
Henan Bank, please return your deposits!]
A banner stating that the 'Chinese Dream', which means the great revival of the Chinese nation, suggested by President Xi Jinping, has been shattered has even appeared.
However, unidentified men arrived at the scene with the police, and they were forced to disperse.
Protesters resisted, throwing water bottles, and it escalated into a violent fight.
[The gang!
gangster!
Gangsters!]
Some citizens bled, but the police kept a distance and watched the situation.
The banks in question are in a state of financial difficulty after attracting deposits with high interest rates.
The amount of money that was not returned is 7.5 trillion won in our money.
The Chinese authorities started an investigation two months after the incident, but there is no plan to rescue the victims.
It was also revealed that the Zhengzhou authorities manipulated the Corona 19 health codes of depositors to restrict movement to prevent protests.
In China, if the health code is red, you cannot move freely.
Ahead of President Xi Jinping's long term in office this fall, authorities concerned about worsening public sentiment have deleted the video of the protest from Chinese social media.
(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon, CG: Seo Seung-hyun·Seo Dong-min, video source: Twitter)