Tag: Land grabs

Wukan Villagers Protest Over Lack of Progress

A year after land grab protests began in the Guangdong fishing village of Wukan, and just six months after electing a new village committee in what many hailed as a new approach to dealing with social unrest in China, about 100 villagers gathered outside the village’s Communist Party offices to voice their frustration at the lack of progress that their new leaders have made in securing the re

September 20, 2012 11:53 PM

“Little Hu” Thrown into the Guangdong Fire

Mimi Lau of the South China Morning Post reports that despite his reformist credentials, new Guangdong party chief Hu Chu

March 18, 2013 7:46 PM

Battle Continues Against Henan’s Tomb Razers

Global Times’ Liang Chen revisits the “seesaw battle” over grave demolitions in Henan, which began last

March 13, 2013 12:52 PM

Shine Has Worn Off Wukan’s Early Triumphs

While a disputed land sale has sparked protests and demands for democracy in the Guangdong village of Shangpu, Reuters re

March 4, 2013 7:39 AM

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