Backlash as Beijing fire safety blitz forces exodus of city's underclassBEIJING (Reuters) - In Xinjiancun, a ramshackle village of migrant workers on the far southern fringe of Beijing, demolition machinery tears into buildings as residents drag out the last of their belongings under the gaze of police and security staff. A citywide fire safety blitz prompted by a deadly blaze this month is forcing thousands of migrant workers out of their homes and businesses, igniting unusually direct criticism of city government measures seen by some people as unfairly targeting the vulnerable underclass. Beijing s municipal government launched the 40-day  special operation  targeting fire code and building safety violations after a Nov. 18 apartment fire in Xinjiancun killed 19, almost all of them migrants. The Beijing government said it had acted on more than 25,000 violations in the operation s first week, which it described as purely  for the lives and safety of the people . Tens of thousands of people are believed to be affected, activists said. While restaurants and shops not up to code in more affluent areas have not been immune, the safety blitz has mostly targeted outlying parts of Beijing where enforcement of construction codes has tended to be lax, and where migrant workers congregate due to cheaper rent.  To say that this special operation is to drive out the  low-end population  is irresponsible and baseless,  the Beijing government said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday.       Some of the migrant population choose these places to work and live in, but they don t understand the danger they re in.       One resident said her family of six, including her nine-month old grandson, had been suddenly rendered homeless, spending the previous night huddled in the back of their minivan in sub-freezing temperatures.  We are also Chinese people. Why are we being treated this way?  said the woman, from central China s Hubei province.  What are we to do, where can we go to raise grievances? No one dares to,  she said, asking not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.  Local authorities attributed the Nov. 18 blaze to faulty electrical wiring in an illegally modified two-storey property housing shops and a cold storage facility in the basement, with the top floor subdivided into small, crowded living quarters.  More than a dozen residents of Xinjiancun said at least 50 uniformed security guards and  chengguan  - an urban management force which assists police - had smashed their stores  signage and issued threats to ensure compliance.  The Beijing city government and the Daxing district government, which covers the southern part of the city, did not respond to requests for comment. Xia Xiaocong, a 44-year-old supermarket owner, said he was told to move everything out and leave within 48 hours, after security guards cut his electricity and trashed the front of his shop.     I told them I have all the legal documents, and they said you have to close and get lost,  he told Reuters inside the damaged store, its shelves emptied. Residents and supermarket staff confirmed details of Xia s account. In Dingfuzhuang, a logistics hub in Beijing s east, residents on Saturday said authorities had cut off electricity and running water to force them out.  In 2008, it was  Beijing Welcomes You ,  said Liang Yinghui, from northern Hebei province, referring to the slogan of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Now, in 2017, Beijing loathes you, and wants to throw you out.  An open letter to the Chinese government from more than 100 prominent academics, lawyers and intellectuals said the measures against Beijing s migrant population were  illegal, unconstitutional and seriously trampled on human rights . Such open criticism of government is increasingly rare as officials have clamped down on various aspects of civil society under President Xi Jinping.   Some non-profit groups that sought to offer assistance said they have been obstructed by police, with their online advertisements blocked by censors.  Tongzhou Jiayuan, a private community service centre in Beijing s Tongzhou district, said it was shut by police soon after posting a notice on social media welcoming struggling migrant workers to come and stay. On Monday, Beijing party secretary Cai Qi said authorities should have given more time for residents to relocate and called for the operation to be carried out in a more orderly fashion, according to the official Beijing Daily. Some 8.23 million Beijing residents came from outside the capital, almost 40 percent of its population of nearly 22 million, according to a 2016 report by the state-run Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. While the city says the clean-up is for safety, it is also consistent with policies to control growth. In September, the central government approved Beijing s plan to cap its population at 23 million in 2020.  Ma Zhitao, 32, who arrived in Beijing at the start of the year to work as a laborer in the hope of providing a better life for his 10-year-old son back home in rural Shaanxi province, said he was now forced to return home.  I thought it would be different,  said Ma, whose power and water had been cut off at his home in Dingfuzhuang.  It s the capital after all.  worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Backlash as Beijing fire safety blitz forces exodus of city's underclassBEIJING (Reuters) - In Xinjiancun, a ramshackle village of migrant workers on the far southern fringe of Beijing, demolition machinery tears into buildings as residents drag out the last of their belongings under the gaze of police and security staff. A citywide fire safety blitz prompted by a deadly blaze this month is forcing thousands of migrant workers out of their homes and businesses, igniting unusually direct criticism of city government measures seen by some people as unfairly targeting the vulnerable underclass. Beijing s municipal government launched the 40-day  special operation  targeting fire code and building safety violations after a Nov. 18 apartment fire in Xinjiancun killed 19, almost all of them migrants. The Beijing government said it had acted on more than 25,000 violations in the operation s first week, which it described as purely  for the lives and safety of the people . Tens of thousands of people are believed to be affected, activists said. While restaurants and shops not up to code in more affluent areas have not been immune, the safety blitz has mostly targeted outlying parts of Beijing where enforcement of construction codes has tended to be lax, and where migrant workers congregate due to cheaper rent.  To say that this special operation is to drive out the  low-end population  is irresponsible and baseless,  the Beijing government said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday.       Some of the migrant population choose these places to work and live in, but they don t understand the danger they re in.       One resident said her family of six, including her nine-month old grandson, had been suddenly rendered homeless, spending the previous night huddled in the back of their minivan in sub-freezing temperatures.  We are also Chinese people. Why are we being treated this way?  said the woman, from central China s Hubei province.  What are we to do, where can we go to raise grievances? No one dares to,  she said, asking not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.  Local authorities attributed the Nov. 18 blaze to faulty electrical wiring in an illegally modified two-storey property housing shops and a cold storage facility in the basement, with the top floor subdivided into small, crowded living quarters.  More than a dozen residents of Xinjiancun said at least 50 uniformed security guards and  chengguan  - an urban management force which assists police - had smashed their stores  signage and issued threats to ensure compliance.  The Beijing city government and the Daxing district government, which covers the southern part of the city, did not respond to requests for comment. Xia Xiaocong, a 44-year-old supermarket owner, said he was told to move everything out and leave within 48 hours, after security guards cut his electricity and trashed the front of his shop.     I told them I have all the legal documents, and they said you have to close and get lost,  he told Reuters inside the damaged store, its shelves emptied. Residents and supermarket staff confirmed details of Xia s account. In Dingfuzhuang, a logistics hub in Beijing s east, residents on Saturday said authorities had cut off electricity and running water to force them out.  In 2008, it was  Beijing Welcomes You ,  said Liang Yinghui, from northern Hebei province, referring to the slogan of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Now, in 2017, Beijing loathes you, and wants to throw you out.  An open letter to the Chinese government from more than 100 prominent academics, lawyers and intellectuals said the measures against Beijing s migrant population were  illegal, unconstitutional and seriously trampled on human rights . Such open criticism of government is increasingly rare as officials have clamped down on various aspects of civil society under President Xi Jinping.   Some non-profit groups that sought to offer assistance said they have been obstructed by police, with their online advertisements blocked by censors.  Tongzhou Jiayuan, a private community service centre in Beijing s Tongzhou district, said it was shut by police soon after posting a notice on social media welcoming struggling migrant workers to come and stay. On Monday, Beijing party secretary Cai Qi said authorities should have given more time for residents to relocate and called for the operation to be carried out in a more orderly fashion, according to the official Beijing Daily. Some 8.23 million Beijing residents came from outside the capital, almost 40 percent of its population of nearly 22 million, according to a 2016 report by the state-run Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. While the city says the clean-up is for safety, it is also consistent with policies to control growth. In September, the central government approved Beijing s plan to cap its population at 23 million in 2020.  Ma Zhitao, 32, who arrived in Beijing at the start of the year to work as a laborer in the hope of providing a better life for his 10-year-old son back home in rural Shaanxi province, said he was now forced to return home.  I thought it would be different,  said Ma, whose power and water had been cut off at his home in Dingfuzhuang.  It s the capital after all.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: backlash beijing fire safety blitz forces exodus city underclassbeijing reuters in xinjiancun ramshackle village migrant workers far southern fringe beijing demolition machinery tears buildings residents drag last belongings gaze police security staff a citywide fire safety blitz prompted deadly blaze month forcing thousands migrant workers homes businesses igniting unusually direct criticism city government measures seen people unfairly targeting vulnerable underpass beijing municipal government launched special operation targeting fire code building safety violations apartment fire xinjiancun killed almost migrants the beijing government said acted violations operation first week described purely lives safety people tens thousands people believed affected activists said while restaurants shops code affluent areas immune safety blitz mostly targeted outlying parts beijing enforcement construction codes tended lax migrant workers congregate due cheaper rent to say special operation drive population irresponsible baseless beijing government said statement carried state media sunday some migrant population choose places work live understand danger one resident said family six including old grandson suddenly rendered homeless spending previous night muddled back minimal temperatures we also chinese people why treated way said woman central china huge province what go raise grievances no one dares said asking identified due sensitivity matter local authorities attributed blaze faulty electrical wiring illegally modified property housing shops cold storage facility basement top floor subdivided small crowded living quarters more dozen residents xinjiancun said least uniformed security guards chengguan urban management force assists police smashed stores signage issued threats ensure compliance the beijing city government dating district government covers southern part city respond requests comment via xiaocong supermarket owner said told move everything leave within hours security guards cut electricity crashed front shop i told i legal documents said close get lost told reuters inside damaged store shelves emptied residents supermarket staff confirmed details via account in dingfuzhuang logistics hub beijing east residents saturday said authorities cut electricity running water force in beijing welcomes you said liang yinghui northern here province referring slogan beijing olympics now beijing coaches wants throw an open letter chinese government prominent academics lawyers intellectuals said measures beijing migrant population illegal unconstitutional seriously traveled human rights such open criticism government increasingly rare officials camped various aspects civil society president xi winning some groups sought offer assistance said obstructed police online advertisements blocked censors tongzhou jiayuan private community service centre beijing tongzhou district said shut police soon posting notice social media welcoming struggling migrant workers come stay on monday beijing party secretary cai qi said authorities given time residents relocate called operation carried orderly fashion according official beijing daily some million beijing residents came outside capital almost percent population nearly million according report chinese academy social sciences while city says safety also consistent policies control growth in september central government approved beijing plan cap population million ma zhitao arrived beijing start year work laborer hope providing better life son back home rural shaanxi province said forced return home i thought would different said ma whose power water cut home dingfuzhuang it capital worldnews