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No end in sight to stand-off in Guangdong village over land deal
4 Mar 2013

Just over a week ago, residents fought with scores of attackers whom they claimed were sent by the village Communist Party chief and a business tycoon after they protested against a land deal.
Beijing to spend 18b yuan to protect farmers' land rights
2 Feb 2013

The mainland is going to spend 18 billion yuan (HK$22.4 billion) identifying and registering the contractual rights of farmland in the countryside over the next five years amid concern too much...
Are rich countries guilty of 'land grabs'?
21 Jan 2013

Should rich countries be buying agricultural land in developing countries? That question is raised in a report issued last year by the Land Matrix Partnership, a consortium of European research...
Dongguan officials in probe over unapproved commercial complex
6 Jan 2013

Several senior cadres in Dongguan, including a public security official, are under investigation following claims that they profited by building a large commercial development on cheap land bought...
Wealth gap to be cut, Han Changfu tells Central Rural Work Conference
23 Dec 2012

Beijing will look to boost farmers' income, protect their land rights and seek more equitable treatment for migrant workers in cities, reports from the annual rural work conference said yesterday...

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The State Council vowed yesterday to tighten laws on the expropriation of farmland, warning that the problem risked fuelling rural unrest and undermined food security.
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