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Originally Posted by genjy
No, the Chinese government pays for the properties they want back. I am not arguing that they don't "take" properties away (you really have no choice when they want the land back), but the government pays the ex-owners very well for their lands.
Trust me, I know this for a fact.
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It's no different in America.
Had Americans not been all glued to NASCAR, worshipping Brangelina or arguing over same-sex marriage, they would have noticed the 2005 Supreme Court ruling in
Kelo v. City of New London.
"(the)specter of condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory." — dissenting justice Sandra Day O'Conner.
Little surprise that a corporate Leviathan, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in this case, was involved.
That Dodge Breeze is kinda cute too!