This picture shows you why China's healthcare system is broken

By Lucy Cormack
Updated July 25 2014 - 4:23pm, first published 3:08pm
Riot gear provided to hospitals included helmets, batons and body armour. Photo: Twitter
Riot gear provided to hospitals included helmets, batons and body armour. Photo: Twitter
Riot gear provided to hospitals included helmets, batons and body armour. Photo: Twitter / People's Daily
Riot gear provided to hospitals included helmets, batons and body armour. Photo: Twitter / People's Daily

More than 20 hospitals in the Chinese capital of Beijing have been issued with riot gear, in a move that highlights a rising tide of dissatisfaction with China's overworked, under-resourced healthcare system.

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