In Chinese Economy's Underside: Abuse of Migrants JOSEPH KAHN writes of a migrant's despair, cheated by government employees and ignored by the police. After they get wind of this article, he'll probably be in more trouble.

From his precarious perch 60 feet above morning rush hour, Wang Fulin watched the restless crowd below. Arms were drawing arches in air, he recalled. They wanted a swan dive. People were chanting, "Jump, jump!"


Enraged and afraid, Mr. Wang had scaled the metal frame of a billboard to call attention to his grievances. It was his first day in this bustling east coast city, his first trip outside his home province in southwest China. He had been neglected, robbed and abused. Now they wanted blood.

Ah, those sensitive Chinese! There are pics of the poor guy before, while and after he fell.