A house sits awkwardly in the middle of a newly built road in Wenling, Zhejiang province in China. An elderly couple refused to sign an agreement to allow their house to be demolished. They say that compensation offered is not enough to cover rebuilding costs. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
It's a sad story in a way. But it also illustrates how far China has come to respect people's rights when they conflict with the government's interests. At some point our government will use its heavy hand to force people out of entire neighborhoods and even towns. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...middle-motorway-China-finally-demolished.html
