Chinese Landing Toshao, Residents Attacked As Mining Dispute Escalates Into Violence

Toshao Nikita Miller and several residents of Chinese Landing were reportedly beaten and threatened with gunfire by miners during a violent confrontation late Thursday night, exposing the deepening tensions over mining operations within the Indigenous community’s titled lands in Region One.

The reported assault, which allegedly involved the firing of several shots over residents’ heads and the seizure of mobile phones, has raised fresh questions about the protection of Indigenous communities and the authorities’ handling of a long-running land and mining dispute.

In a video broadcast live on the Chinese Landing-Tassawini Village Council’s Facebook page, Miller described being physically attacked during the confrontation and accused a miner and one of his workers of firing shots at the scene.