Enforced evictions and demolition major cause for concern in China.
The people of China have many reasons to feel hard done by. Their food leaves you hungry just 30 minutes after eating it; censorship is rife; and even the all-conquering Google is inaccessible. And yet, according to a new study in the country, none of these issues is seen as the leading cause of social conflict.
That accolade goes to demolition, or rather the enforced demolition that have filled the global news headlines for the past few years.
A Beijing-based social research centre said problems related to compensation and evictions are the most common.
49-year-old Lu Peixin, a long-time resident of Gejia village in the outskirts of Beijing, came home one day to find her house demolished.
Even though negotiations with the property developer on compensation had dragged on for years, she had not expected the sudden demolition of her home.
Lu said: “I’m the resident. This is my house. I live here. If you want to demolish, you have to discuss with me. The least you can do is to get my consent. You have to get in touch with me. But no one contacted me.”
Lu’s temporary shelter is a tent pitched next to her former home, where she hopes to salvage her valuables.
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