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Railway construction halts in S China after villagers protest

A railway construction site in south China's Guangdong Province has halted work for five days as of Thursday as a result of protests by villagers who were worried about their resettlement. Zhang Hong, an official with the China Railway No. 4... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Jan 08 2009

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