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Nearly Half China Farmers ‘Suffer Land Grabs’

The recent uprising in Wukan, Guangdong focused attention on the plight of farmers whose land is confiscated by developers without proper compensation. With China’s rapid economic growth and little oversight over developers, many of whom are in cahoots with local officials, similar land grabs occur regularly around China. A new survey found that 43% of farmers reported being victims of land grabs.