Tag: Rural reform

Chinese Farmers Fight Back Against State Controls

So far at the 18th Party Congress, observers have found few signs that point to substantial political reforms under the new leadership. But while Chinese political insiders debate the merits of reforming the system from the top, USA Today interviews a number of farmers who are trying to make smaller scale changes to fight injustice at their level: In the past two years, Bai, Xu Weidong and other l

November 12, 2012 3:51 PM

The Secret Document That Transformed China

NPR revisits the village of Xiaogang, which, at the height of Maoism in China, wrote up a secret contract which allowed f

January 21, 2012 11:31 PM

National People’s Congress Approves Law on Rural Land Disputes

The Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, closed its ninth

June 27, 2009 2:39 PM

China’s Little Che Pushes Rural Reform

From Economic Observer Online: Ma Yonghong, 25, exudes a shrewdness and maturity inconsistent with his age. Scarred by tw

February 28, 2009 7:08 PM

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