Comments on: The Hardest Nail in China http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 中国最牛钉子户 : 先驱博客 - The Blog Herald China http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-190388 中国最牛钉子户 : 先驱博客 - The Blog Herald China Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:24:30 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-190388 [...] 原文链接 © Copyright 2007 The Blog Herald | Filed Under Features, China | More articles by ted [...] [...] 原文链接 © Copyright 2007 The Blog Herald | Filed Under Features, China | More articles by ted [...]

]]> By: China Bits » FOLLOW UP: Chinese Couple Gets Land Developers To Yield http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-178878 China Bits » FOLLOW UP: Chinese Couple Gets Land Developers To Yield Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:03:06 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-178878 [...] In what some are calling a victory for the small guy, the couple who stood fast on preventing land developers from forcibly evicting them from their house have finally — and quietly – gotten the concessions that they were looking for.  Although the exact details are unknown, it looks like careful and regular media appearances played no small part in garnering the public’s sympathy in this David and Goliath story.  The new deal that the couple have managed to negotiate includes a new apartment, new storefront in a new location, and an additional $120 000 for loss of business income.  However, the couple’s marked silence after the new deal was settled has rankled some commentators, who now question if all the public appeals were about championing the common man, or merely a bargaining tool for personal gain. 1 Views | [...] [...] In what some are calling a victory for the small guy, the couple who stood fast on preventing land developers from forcibly evicting them from their house have finally — and quietly – gotten the concessions that they were looking for.  Although the exact details are unknown, it looks like careful and regular media appearances played no small part in garnering the public’s sympathy in this David and Goliath story.  The new deal that the couple have managed to negotiate includes a new apartment, new storefront in a new location, and an additional $120 000 for loss of business income.  However, the couple’s marked silence after the new deal was settled has rankled some commentators, who now question if all the public appeals were about championing the common man, or merely a bargaining tool for personal gain. 1 Views | [...]

]]> By: wang xiao http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-176845 wang xiao Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:14:10 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-176845 Well, actually there're still many journalists in that city waiting for any update news of the case despite that the National Publicity Department has notified medias all over China to bring down the temperature of this hot topic. Last week, most of China's newspapers made it front page and top lede. But now, no editor dares to do that cuz the stuff "should be cooled". Well, actually there’re still many journalists in that city waiting for any update news of the case despite that the National Publicity Department has notified medias all over China to bring down the temperature of this hot topic.

Last week, most of China’s newspapers made it front page and top lede.
But now, no editor dares to do that cuz the stuff “should be cooled”.

]]> By: Mark http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-176834 Mark Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:14:13 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-176834 Nice to see that the NY Times attributed the news source to Chinese bloggers. I'm really keen to see what happens next in this story and why Yang's post was taken down. Nice to see that the NY Times attributed the news source to Chinese bloggers. I’m really keen to see what happens next in this story and why Yang’s post was taken down.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-176829 Matthew Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:16:25 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-176829 This made the front page of the New York Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/world/asia/27china.html This made the front page of the New York Times today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/world/asia/27china.html

]]> By: China Bits » Land Developers Create Folk Hero, The “Toughest Nail in China” http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-176742 China Bits » Land Developers Create Folk Hero, The “Toughest Nail in China” Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:18:42 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/26/the-hardest-nail-in-china/#comment-176742 [...] Land developers have often been seen in cahoots with politicians in a drive to create commercial property at the expense of modest land owners. It seems like they’ve met their match in Wu Ping, a female restarunteur with a flair for publicity, who has held off land developers from effectively seizing her property — in spite of the fact that they’ve bought out all 280 of her neighbours. The classic story of David and Goliath is being played on both on-line and in the media as Mrs. Ping has granted constant media appearances, while it seems like her husband hasn’t been afraid to blog at Sina.com [although his post has since been taken down in spite of 7000 comments]. Whether she wins or loses, the public debate highlights a new law that has recently passed that enshrines the rights of property owners, which is a far departure from the socialist mores of Communist China, which believed that all land belongs to the people (and therefore, the state). 1 Views | [...] [...] Land developers have often been seen in cahoots with politicians in a drive to create commercial property at the expense of modest land owners. It seems like they’ve met their match in Wu Ping, a female restarunteur with a flair for publicity, who has held off land developers from effectively seizing her property — in spite of the fact that they’ve bought out all 280 of her neighbours. The classic story of David and Goliath is being played on both on-line and in the media as Mrs. Ping has granted constant media appearances, while it seems like her husband hasn’t been afraid to blog at Sina.com [although his post has since been taken down in spite of 7000 comments]. Whether she wins or loses, the public debate highlights a new law that has recently passed that enshrines the rights of property owners, which is a far departure from the socialist mores of Communist China, which believed that all land belongs to the people (and therefore, the state). 1 Views | [...]

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