It appears the world's dumbest gangster left a phone lying around with photos of his crib, RMB stacks, cars, and favorite shakedowns for anyone to snatch and upload to the web for everyone to see. In fact, the scenario seems almost a bit too perfect, what with him proudly posing in front of cars sporting a hideous back tattoo that makes Steve O's look like a Renaissance mural. One could even say he did it himself, or this "Jong" Gotti may not really be the OG the pics suggest, but just another wannabe. more ›

Chen Guangcheng, his wife and five-year-old daughter have been under informal house arrest since February 24th. On June 15th, China Aid received a letter from Chen's wife, Yuan Weijing, revealing what happened after he released a video to China Aid on Feb. 9. He had been beaten unconscious and not allowed to see a doctor. Yuan was also severely wounded. In the video, he said police threatened to beat him up or imprison him again if he spoke up. The letter says that on Feb. 18, a group of 70-80 men including the vice secretary of the Communist Party of Shuanghou Town, Zhang Jian, stormed their house and beaten the two of them for two hours, ransacked their home and restricted them from seeking medical attention. It says that Zhang Jian told them they were following orders from higher-level officials. Reuters said it couldn't verify the truth of the letter, while AFP said that reporters who tried confirming this back in February were roughed up.

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In January, Zhan Shaoyun, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed a questionnaire about campus violence. The result shows that of the approximately 900 students who responded, 67 percent say there is violence around them on campus, and 26 percent have personally faced it. more ›

If there's one thing we've learned from Chinasmack, it's that Chinese schoolgirls sure can be violent. But to our surprise and dismay, the most recent shocking teenage beat down video to hit internet forums didn't come from Guangdong. Rather, it takes place in our very own city - Shanghai. more ›

It is pretty common to see yelling fights in a city like Shanghai - but it's not quite as common to see these fights actually come to blows... especially when it's one guy against two girls. more ›