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US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing

Backed by local officials, scores of Specialty Medical Supplies workers hold American Chip Starnes hostage in a science park on the outskirts of Beijing as they demand severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department. About 80 workers block exits around the clock and deprive Starnes of sleep by shining bright lights and banging on windows of his office. ...