Mobile vegetable vendors bring cut prices, conflicts

BEIJING / SHENZHEN, Guangdong - Mobile vegetable stalls, which are being promoted by the government as a way to ease the burden of inflation on Chinese consumers, could lead to major conflicts among rival traders, experts warned on Sunday.

The government began encouraging farmers to sell their produce directly to urban residents starting this month.

However, following a violent confrontation over the weekend in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, observers warned that the cut-price stalls will face tough opposition.