Seizures in Land Trigger Anger in China http://press.toprealestates.com/latest/seizures... The water and power to traditional courtyard house have been cut off since April, and now the local government has issued people an ultimatum to pack up and leave.
As breakneck urban development eats into China's countryside, arbitrary land grabs by officials making exorbitant profits by selling it on to developers have sparked resentment and, in some cases, major social unrest.
