Loss of Homes Threatens Stability in China
739 views · Published 5 December 2008 · 2:45 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
China's rapid economic growth has benefited millions of people, but it also increasingly has become the source for much domestic unrest as the widening wealth gap helps solidify a growing sense of social inequality. One flashpoint for Chinese people who are not wealthy is the loss of their homes, often by local authorities who seize the land and then sell it for big profits. Stephanie Ho in Beijing got an unusual look at one such case.
