Cremation
Grave Robbing: Corpses For Cremation Purchases By Local Chinese Officials Become State-Run Media Issue
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 08, 2014 12:31 PM EST |
Corrupt officials in China were caught buying corpses in order to fulfill local government cremation quotas, highlighting a growing problem in how China deals with death.
2 Chinese Officials in Hot Water for Buying Corpses from Grave Robbers to Meet Cremation Quota
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 04, 2014 02:45 AM EST |
A local Chinese official paid grave robbers $484 for 10 stolen corpses to meet cremation quota in towns of Guangdong Province. A second official paid just half of the amount for an unspecified number of dead bodies. Both officials are in trouble for abetting stealing of corpses.
Elderly Chinese Commit Suicide Over Ban on Coffin Burials
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 02, 2014 03:32 AM EDT |
Coffin burials are being banned allegedly to conserve land space in cemeteries.
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