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Re:Chinese Netizen Fined over 1M Yuan for Using VPN by somat on Friday October 06, 2023 @04:37AM (#37788381)
A question on the ownership of property in china and how it relates to the "nail" houses often seen in pictures.

While I am sure real property ownership is weaker in china, The propaganda is I assume based on a exaggerated version of the truth. I also have never seen a public works project held up so dramatically by a single reluctant owner. Usually the government will claim eminent domain and poof, there go all your so called real property ownership rights, up in smoke.

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Re:Chinese Netizen Fined over 1M Yuan for Using VPN by spacebanana7 on Friday October 06, 2023 @05:30AM (#37788682)
My concern with Chinese property rights is the nature of the land use right rather than the respect those rights receive for from the government.

For example instead of buying a house in China, people obtain residential land use rights from the local authority for a period of up to 70 years [1]. AFAIK this translates to a 70 year leasehold contract in British, which isn't that much. It's very possible, in theory, to 'purchase' a house in China and have be unable to live in it within your lifetime.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_law_in_China

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