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06.14.17
Do Street Protests Work in China?
A rare street protest broke out in China’s biggest city and commercial capital on Saturday night, June 10, when residents of Shanghai marched against new housing rules that some residents claimed have caused the value of their property to plummet...
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06.11.17Hundreds Protest in Shanghai over Ban on Selling Converted Flats
South China Morning Post
Rare demonstration came after city authorities barred owners from selling apartments converted from office or commercial space.
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06.11.17Rare Public Protest in China's Shanghai over Property Rule Change
Reuters
Hundreds of demonstrators have marched through a shopping district in the Chinese city of Shanghai protesting against changes to housing regulations, in a rare show of public dissent in the financial hub.
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03.14.17China Property Sales Surge Despite Efforts to Cool Market
Voice of America
Property sales by area rose 25.1 percent year-on-year in January and February.
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04.01.15Claims of Retaliation in Detention of Chinese Anticorruption Campaigner
New York Times
Ou Shaokun, 61, gained prominence by advising Guangzhou petitioners protesting government land seizures.
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12.19.14China’s Housing Resists Efforts to Spur Market
New York Times
Every urban real estate market is different in mainland China, driven by myriad municipal and provincial regulations and the varying strength of local economies. But the outcome is the same: The property market is under serious pressure.
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09.06.14China Eases Credit Rules for Some Property Developers
Wall Street Journal
The biggest of China's some 85,000 property developers are the only ones likely to benefit from this credit loosening. Authorities have been trying to streamline the number of companies as part of economic overhauls.
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10.15.07
Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers
Cato Institute
Despite China's significant economic growth, most of the 700 million farmers that make up about 56% of the total population still lack secure and marketable land rights that would allow them to make long-term investment in land in order to...