China offers cash in Xinjiang for tips on beards: report
Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2014 - Authorities in China's restive Xinjiang region are offering cash to informants who report on neighbours with excessive facial hair, state media has reported. Officials in Shaya county issued a notice offering rewards ranging from 50 to more than 50,000 yuan ($8 to $8,000) for a wide array of information including tips on those growing beards, the Global Times said on Thursday. Xinjiang ... more

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