Dr. Yu Jianrong (于建嵘), chairman of the Social Issues Research Center of the Rural Development Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a speech entitled “Maintaining a Baseline of Social...
Read MoreDisputes over forced evictions as land gets sold for redevelopment have resulted in violent protests in recent years throughout China. New rules may give homeowners more rights and help ease tensions, Reuters reports: With...
Read MoreFrom The Hindu: It all began, as so many stories do, with a knock on the door. On the morning of August 4, 1998, Ma Yalian found three officials from a local real estate firm outside her Shanghai home. Demolition papers in hand,...
Read MoreRecently, Chai Jing delivered a speech at the 2009 Beijing Journalists Assocation’s speech competition. Chai is a famous investigative reporter for CCTV, and also blogs regularly on bullog.com, among other platforms. Ten...
Read MoreQin Xudong and Luo Jieqi of Caijing report on a landmark public interest environmental lawsuit. The lawsuit’s success has given inspiration to other groups, and may provide a model for the Chinese legal system. The...
Read MoreSouthern Metropolis News gives an update on the case against Wu Baoquan, who was sentenced on libel charges after expressing support online for farmers fighting local officials over land rights. ESWN translates: In July, the...
Read MoreDr. Yu Jianrong writes on Caijing.com.cn: The frequency, scope and danger of the mass incidents that occurred in China during 2008 attracted a high level of attention from all corners of society. Among these incidents, three...
Read MoreFrom guardian.co.uk: Recently, Beijing announced new procedures to “give an effective guarantee” to rural citizens that their land rights would be respected by “standardising” arbitration procedures. This...
Read MoreThis is the second part of Yu Jianrong’s talk. The first part was published on CDT yesterday. Dr. Yu Jianrong was born in 1962. He received a Ph.D. in Legal Studies from Huazhong Normal University in 2001. He currently...
Read MoreThanks to David Kelly, researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, for translating the following opinion piece by overseas political commentator Liang Jing: Liang Jing, Trigger for an Earthquake in Chinese Society* A year...
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