Editorial Board: We all have a stake in China’s real estate bubble

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FOR MOST OF the past four months, the people of Wukan, a town of about 20,000 in Southern China, were in open revolt against the local Communist Party authorities. The uprising began as a protest against officials' decision to sell a village-owned pig farm to developers of luxury housing for $156 million, precious little of which wound up in the hands of townspeople. The protests intensified after a leader's death, which Wukan residents blamed on a severe beating from police. With local Communist officials ousted by the people, China's higher-ranking authorities were forced to negotiate.

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Jerry Markon 24 Dec, 2011


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