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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 finally been demolished. | 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 their house after reportedly reaching a deal with the authorities. | 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. |
| The house had been isolated in a huge construction pit in Chingqing, after the other households agreed to move. | The house had been isolated in a huge construction pit in Chingqing, after the other households agreed to move. |
| The dispute became a cause celebre for ordinary Chinese people who have tried to fight property developers. | The dispute became a cause celebre for ordinary Chinese people who have tried to fight property developers. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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." |
| Mrs Wu, when told the house had been demolished, reportedly said: "Oh well." | Mrs Wu, when told the house had been demolished, reportedly said: "Oh well." |
| New law | New law |
| 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." |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |