Comments on: New PRC Rules on Evictions and Compensation – Enforcement Will Be Key http://www.chinahearsay.com/new-prc-rules-on-evictions-and-compensation-enforcement-will-be-key/ China law, business and economics commentary Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Stan http://www.chinahearsay.com/new-prc-rules-on-evictions-and-compensation-enforcement-will-be-key/comment-page-1/#comment-75865 Stan Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:01:25 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=4786#comment-75865 Um, OK. Not sure what you've been reading. All the sources I cited talk about this as a legal reform issue in light of abuses that have taken place. The foreign and domestic reporting on this have used the same tone, so there certainly does not seem to be a foreign bias at work here. This is a rather straightforward issue where some property developers have taken advantage of tenants. It's certainly not a vast government conspiracy or anything. I mentioned in my post that this (the legal reform) is another step in a long journey towards legal and economic modernization, so to the extent that some of this reflects a society that has yet to figure out how to deal with individual rights, I agree with you on that. I'm the first to call out China bashers when I find them, but in this case, I haven't seen it. This is a domestic problem that is being criticized, and addressed, through domestic means by the Chinese government. I think we can all agree that this is a good thing? Um, OK. Not sure what you’ve been reading. All the sources I cited talk about this as a legal reform issue in light of abuses that have taken place. The foreign and domestic reporting on this have used the same tone, so there certainly does not seem to be a foreign bias at work here. This is a rather straightforward issue where some property developers have taken advantage of tenants. It’s certainly not a vast government conspiracy or anything.

I mentioned in my post that this (the legal reform) is another step in a long journey towards legal and economic modernization, so to the extent that some of this reflects a society that has yet to figure out how to deal with individual rights, I agree with you on that.

I’m the first to call out China bashers when I find them, but in this case, I haven’t seen it. This is a domestic problem that is being criticized, and addressed, through domestic means by the Chinese government. I think we can all agree that this is a good thing?

]]> By: bill eckerd http://www.chinahearsay.com/new-prc-rules-on-evictions-and-compensation-enforcement-will-be-key/comment-page-1/#comment-75864 bill eckerd Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:28:21 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=4786#comment-75864 I'm not saying that the eviction process is right or that I condone it. But as an American I am really tired of hearing about "evil" Chinese behavior stated as if we were "better than them".I might suggest those American critics of China who act like "we're superior" on these type issues to ask native American Indians what they thought of our "eviction process" when we settled the west.China is just at a different point in economic, modern day development than we are today and it seems to me that every issue I hear bashing China for some "evil" behavior is mirrored by one of our own when we were in an earlier stage of development.That doesn't make them right for China to do but I totally disagree with the theme Ikeep hearing that the issues prove "they're the evil empire and we're so superior".Ask the American Indians and the African slaves brought here in our early days of development what they think.At our earlier stages of development it seems we were as bad or worse in all cases. I’m not saying that the eviction process is right or that I condone it. But as an American I am really tired of hearing about “evil” Chinese behavior stated as if we were “better than them”.I might suggest those American critics of China who act like “we’re superior” on these type issues to ask native American Indians what they thought of our “eviction process” when we settled the west.China is just at a different point in economic, modern day development than we are today and it seems to me that every issue I hear bashing China for some “evil” behavior is mirrored by one of our own when we were in an earlier stage of development.That doesn’t make them right for China to do but I totally disagree with the theme Ikeep hearing that the issues prove “they’re the evil empire and we’re so superior”.Ask the American Indians and the African slaves brought here in our early days of development what they think.At our earlier stages of development it seems we were as bad or worse in all cases.

]]> By: Stan http://www.chinahearsay.com/new-prc-rules-on-evictions-and-compensation-enforcement-will-be-key/comment-page-1/#comment-75863 Stan Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:16:30 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=4786#comment-75863 Yes, although I would caution using a general term like "government". The bad actors here are generally local officials, and the Central Government (as a whole) has been trying to fix this. Yes, although I would caution using a general term like “government”. The bad actors here are generally local officials, and the Central Government (as a whole) has been trying to fix this.

]]> By: adf http://www.chinahearsay.com/new-prc-rules-on-evictions-and-compensation-enforcement-will-be-key/comment-page-1/#comment-75862 adf Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:11:41 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=4786#comment-75862 The real problem is corruption between developers and colluding government officials. As long as the gov't takes land for legitimate reasons and offers fair compensation, I think it's a net positive for china that it can take and develop land at will. Compare that to india, where you can't get anything done. Of course, everyone knows that many of the land grabs are in fact unfair and much of the ccp is corrupt to the core. Sigh... The real problem is corruption between developers and colluding government officials. As long as the gov’t takes land for legitimate reasons and offers fair compensation, I think it’s a net positive for china that it can take and develop land at will. Compare that to india, where you can’t get anything done. Of course, everyone knows that many of the land grabs are in fact unfair and much of the ccp is corrupt to the core. Sigh…

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