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Demolition ends China house row Demolition ends China house row
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The home of a Chinese family who defied property developers in a high-profile campaign has been demolished after a deal was reportedly agreed. The home of a Chinese family who defied property developers in a high-profile campaign has finally been demolished.
The family of Wu Ping, or Stubborn Nail as Chinese media called her, gave up defending the house - isolated in the middle of a huge construction pit. The family of Wu Ping, or Stubborn Nail as Chinese media called her, gave up defending their house after reportedly reaching a deal with the authorities.
Ms Wu's family was the only one of 281 in the area who rejected an initial deal to move from the Chongqing site. The house had been isolated in a huge construction pit in Chingqing, after the other households agreed to move.
Of the reported new deal, Ms Wu said: "I can't talk about that now." The dispute became a cause celebre for ordinary Chinese people who have tried to fight property developers.
New law But the struggle came to an end on Tuesday, when a few dozen people looked on as the two-storey brick building was broken up by an earth mover.
The dispute had lasted three years and became a cause celebre for many Chinese who have tried to fight property developers.
A night watchman at the building site told AFP news agency: "The stubborn nail has been removed."A night watchman at the building site told AFP news agency: "The stubborn nail has been removed."
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Ms Wu, when told the house in the south-western city had been demolished, said: "Oh well." New law
A deadline set by a court ordering her to authorise the demolition ran out last Thursday, and it was not clear what steps the authorities would take next.
Her husband, Yang Wu, stayed in the house until the demolition, hanging out banners reading: "The legal private property of citizens cannot be violated."Her husband, Yang Wu, stayed in the house until the demolition, hanging out banners reading: "The legal private property of citizens cannot be violated."
The house stands alone in the middle of a building siteEnlarge Image The family had insisted on staying in their home, because they were not satisfied with the compensation the authorities were offering.
Mrs Wu said earlier that she had been offered an apartment in a planned new complex, or a cash settlement, but she turned both down.
According to state news agency Xinhua, the couple have now agreed to move into another apartment elsewhere in Chongqing.
Accusations of illegal land grabs and corruption have dogged China's fast-paced building expansion, and the family's resistance has been portrayed as heroic by state media.
China's parliament last week passed a landmark law to boost protection of property rights for individuals.China's parliament last week passed a landmark law to boost protection of property rights for individuals.
Accusations of illegal land grabs and corruption have dogged China's fast-paced building expansion.
An onlooker on Monday, Wang Qi, told AFP: "It's just like them to destroy the house in the middle of the night."