China emptied a city of millions of people for the G20 summit
posted at 4:01 pm on September 5, 2016 by John Sexton
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The G20 summit is taking place in Hangzhou, China this weekend. This is the most significant gathering of world leaders ever held in China. In order to present an image of a clean, safe city the Chinese government decided it would be best if millions of people who live in Hangzhou left for a week. Residents were offered some incentives to vacate but, this being China, they really had no choice in the matter. From the Guardian:
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/05/china-emptied-city-millions-g20-summit/