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‘I do regret it a bit’: Stubborn grandfather has motorway built around his house after refusing £180k to move (www.aol.co.uk)

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A stubborn grandfather had a motorway built around his house in China after refusing to move, despite being offered £180,000 in compensation.

Huang Ping’s two-storey home in Jinxi, China, is now surrounded by a construction site with constant dust, noisy builders and vibrating walls.

He says he now regrets not taking the Chinese government’s money and fears what living in his property will be like once the expressway opens in Spring.

“If I could turn back time, I would agree to the demolition conditions they offered. Now it feels like I lost a big bet,” he said.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

It’s interesting to discover the Chinese government uses less coercion than the US government in these situations.

With the US government’s right of Eminent Domain, there is no choice. The government does reimburse you, but there’s no choice involved.