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China has 34 provinces. It is easy for Beijingers to get a visitor visa in USA embassy or consulates, while inhabitants from the southeastern coastal Fujian Province (福建省) hardly get it.

Fujianese have a notorious tradition of illegal immigration. There are many Fujianese stowaways in western countries, who usually work in local restaurants and send money back to their hometowns.

The government realized that human smuggling and trafficking is a dishonorable thing, so state-run media never reports any news about Fujianese stowaways until June 2, 2000.

It was on this day that a sealed cargo truck was found in the port of Dover, England. Opening the door, people saw the bodies of 58 Fujianese stowaways who died of suffocation.