Archive for the 'Land Seizures' Category

Inside China Today – Friday 20th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, March 20th, 2010
 
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Inside China Today is a program which looks at issues within modern China. We examine the real issues and the real lives of Chinese people who’s stories often don’t receive much attention. In this episode we explore:
- Former PLA hero turned poor vagrant
- Dissidents speak out over CCP conference security
- Hainan farmlands seized, 13 arrested

Inside China Today – Sunday 7th February

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, February 7th, 2010
 
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- Canton train tickets run sparse, ID ticketing ineffective
- Beijing Judicial Bureau monitors Falun Gong lawyers
- New property regulations widely condemned
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Canton train tickets run sparse, ID ticketing ineffective
It is allegedly the largest annual migration in human history. It sets a new record year after year after year. An estimated more than 2.5 billion journeys, more [...]

Inside China Today – Thursday 14th January

Posted by Daniel Teng on Thursday, January 14th, 2010
 
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- Guangdong villagers afraid to speak out on land robbery
- Authorities give in to Guangdong land protests
- New train ticketing policy slammed
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Guangdong villagers afraid to speak out on land robbery
On January 9th, villagers from Wuchuan Village in GuangDong Province, told SOH, 0.93 square kilometers of land in their village was forcibly taken by developers. The [...]

Inside China Today – Thursday 3rd December

Posted by Caden Pearson on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
 
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Poisoned milk scandal: civil lawsuit lays way for future cases
The first hearing on the civil lawsuit regarding the Sanlu poison milk powder scandal, recently took place at a district court in Beijing. SOH interviewed the plaintiff’s lawyer Peng Jian, who said that the Sanlu Group was unable to pay any amount of financial compensation after [...]

Inside China Today – Thursday 12th November

Posted by Daniel Teng on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
 
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- Land seizure concerns over Shanghai’s Disneyland project
- Toxic milk scandal hearing cancelled, plaintiff detained
- Longing for the collapse of China’s Berlin Wall
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Land seizure concerns over Shanghai’s Disneyland project
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The decision to construct a Disney-based theme park in Shanghai has been the cause for much concern for many Chinese residents. Whilst economists are worried about the [...]