China earthquake brings aftershocks of corruption, suspicion of official relief efforts

A Chinese police car had been tipped onto its side by an angry crowd. TV footage showed its lights still blinking.

It was the most striking example of anger directed at allegedly corrupt officials after this month's earthquake in China, where the authoritarian government usually keeps tight control of society and quickly suppresses dissent.

The scale of the disaster, which officials say could have a death toll of more than 80,000 with 5 million homeless, has given people more room than normal to express their frustrations.

Parents have gathered bags of concrete dust from collapsed schools, calling it evidence of shoddy construction, and protested …