Shanwei (Simplified Chinese: 汕尾; Hanyu Pinyin: Shànwěi) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Meizhou and Heyuan to the north, Huizhou to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
On the night of December 6, 2005, armed policemen were sent to Shanwei to suppress appeals by residents protesting the lack of compensation for having land confiscated by the government. At least 33 residents were shot dead.
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