Anyone who follows China news will recognise the familiar theme of this story — a government-backed land seizure to make way for a more profitable project -- better real estate.
Those who are now landless are not adequately compensated. They voice their grievances, and are punished for their complaints.
An unremarkable story in so far as how often this happens in China, but it is remarkable how difficult it can be to get any information in these situations.
Authorities knew before we arrived we’d be there. I don’t know how they would know. Maybe one of the people we planned to speak to had his phones tapped.
![[QODLink]](http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2012/2/12/2012212114913931580_16.jpg "The miracle generation")
