Watch Chengguan Goon Squad Beat Up The Chinese Military

Who are the toughest, most badass, and intimidating public security/ law enforcement personnel in China? The police? Nope. The military? No way. It’s the Chengguan, the gang of meatheads charged with enforcing civic zoning codes and a handful of other petty urban management bylaws. This is the goon squad that is known for stuff like murdering watermelon vendors, beating old women until they bleed, throwing blind beggars into rivers, beating women over head in front of their wailing 8 year olds, killing one-legged beggars, stomping people’s heads, among other things to keep the streets of China orderly.

The chengguan have received such a reputation for beating and bullying people that their very title has become synonymous with violence, sparking phrases like “Don’t be too chengguan.”

While beating down beggars and street vendors is one thing, attacking their country’s supposedly better trained and equipped police and military — AND WINNING — is quite another. Yes, not even China’s other security forces are immune from the brutality of the Chengguan.

Chengguan beating up the People’s Liberation Army:

On September 4th in Qingdao the Chengguan cited a contingent of the People’s Liberation Army for building a watchtower that was deemed to be in violation of the city’s building codes. A scuffle between the soldiers and the chengguan ensued, with the later obtaining total victory. A demolition squad was called in and the watchtower was demolished.

Chengguan beating up the police:

Chengguan stomping on a bicycle shop owner’s head:

Though every once in a while the people of China strike back. Check out this video of a mob of high school students descending upon some chengguan who were reputedly abusing an old man: