Comments on: In the shadow of Pandora: China’s expropriation law http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/06/in-the-shadow-of-pandora-chinas-expropriation-law/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Andy Yeehttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/06/in-the-shadow-of-pandora-chinas-expropriation-law/comment-page-1/#comment-95989 Andy Yee Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:58:09 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=9769#comment-95989 In China, the legal regimes for urban and rural lands are different. Urban land is state-owned while rural land is collectively owned. The new draft regulation only covers urban land. In fact, Tang Fuzhen's land is rural, so the ‘Regulation Concerning the Management and Expropriation of Urban Residences’ is not applicable. But it only points to the fact that more legal reforms remain to be done, not only on urban but also on rural land. However, there is no short supply of regulations in China; the key issue is whether they are implemented. In China, the legal regimes for urban and rural lands are different. Urban land is state-owned while rural land is collectively owned. The new draft regulation only covers urban land. In fact, Tang Fuzhen’s land is rural, so the ‘Regulation Concerning the Management and Expropriation of Urban Residences’ is not applicable.

But it only points to the fact that more legal reforms remain to be done, not only on urban but also on rural land. However, there is no short supply of regulations in China; the key issue is whether they are implemented.

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