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Life in the fast lane: Chinese city builds a motorway bridge around a tiny house after its stubborn owner refused to move for 10 years​

• Owner of the house refuses to budge for the government project in Guangzhou​

• Footage shows the property wedged between two wings of a new highway link
• The resident said she did not mind living there, calling it 'quiet' and 'liberating'
• Local officials claimed the woman had rejected all of their compensation offers

By BILLIE THOMSON FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 12:59 BST, 6 August 2020

A Chinese city has built a highway bridge around a tiny house after its owner refused to sell it to the government for a decade.

The building is one of many examples of 'nail houses' in China - or 'dingzihu' in Mandarin - where homeowners reject compensation from a developer for its demolition.

Footage released by local media shows the property tightly wedged between two wings of the newly opened Haizhuyong Bridge in the metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong province.

The one-storey house contains a 40-square-metre (430-square-foot) flat and is situated in a pit in the middle of the four-lane traffic link, according to Guangdong TV station.

The owner, known by her surname Liang, said she had not agreed to move because the government had failed to offer her a replacement property in an ideal location.

She added that she was happy to deal with the consequences and did not mind what other people thought of her.

'You think this environment is poor, but I feel it's quiet, liberating, pleasant and comfortable,' she claimed.

An insider told the station that Ms Liang had demanded the government give her four apartments, but the government had only agreed to two.

According to another interview recorded by Pear Video, she claimed the government had offered her substitute accommodation next to a morgue, and that was why she hadn't settled.

The 'nail house' has sparked an internet sensation in China after footage and images of it emerged on social media.

The government of Haizhu district said on Thursday that officials earmarked the plot on Huandao Road for demolition in 2010 to build the Haizhuyong Bridge, reported Guangzhou Daily.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...bridge-house-stubborn-owner-refused-move.html

 

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LOL.. Epic troll

Life in the fast lane: Chinese city builds a motorway bridge around a tiny house after its stubborn owner refused to move for 10 years​

 

[xizhimen]

LOL.. Epic troll

Life in the fast lane: Chinese city builds a motorway bridge around a tiny house after its stubborn owner refused to move for 10 years​

The government offers the owner two new apartments plus ￥1.3 million （US$ 186,500）cash, but the owner believes the compensation is too little and refuses to move. Kind of a bit greedy..

 

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China’s new bullet trains in Tibet run close to disputed Indian border, less than 16km from the de facto frontier

• High-speed railway line stretches between Lhasa and Nyingchi, less than 16km from the de facto frontier
• Observers say it will have a big impact on the region’s development and will also be used for military transport

Published: 8:18pm, 25 Jun, 2021

A Fuxing bullet train seen during a test run on the new Tibetan railway line last week. Photo: Xinhua

A new high-speed railway line began operating in Tibet on Friday, taking passengers from the regional capital Lhasa to the eastern city of Nyingchi, close to China’s disputed border with India.

It is the first electrified railway line in Tibet and bullet trains will travel the route at 160km (99 miles) per hour – the fastest in the mountainous region.

The 435km (270-mile) journey between Lhasa and Nyingchi will take 3½ hours.

Nyingchi is a frontier town located less than 16km (10 miles) from the de facto border between China and India. The new railway line comes as China and India are speeding up construction of infrastructure on either side of the border, where heightened tensions led to a deadly clash between soldiers in June last year in the Galwan Valley.

Zhang Li, a professor with the Institute of South Asian Studies at Sichuan University, said the bullet trains would have a big impact on the region.

“Transport in southern Tibet wasn’t too convenient before, so the new railway will be of great significance not only for the development of Tibet but it will also have a far-reaching impact on the situation at the China-India border,” Zhang said.

He added that it would help to develop and secure China’s border region and to maintain its strategic advantage in the area.

Passengers take the new fast train service from Lhasa to Nyingchi on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

The new railway is part of a larger high-speed development linking Tibet in the west with neighbouring Sichuan province. When it is built, that route will connect Lhasa with Chengdu and will be the second railway into Tibet after the Qinghai route that opened in 2006.

President Xi Jinping has said the Sichuan-Tibet project would play a key role in safeguarding border stability, while Premier Li Keqiang described it as a “major strategic deployment”.

Military commentator Song Zhongping said the planned railway and road network across Tibet would develop the regional economy.

“Of course, it will also benefit defence construction throughout Tibet,” Song said.

Long Xingchun, director of the Centre for Indian Studies at China West Normal University, said once the service from Nyingchi through to Sichuan was completed it would be used to transport military personnel and equipment to the border area.

“The Sichuan-Tibet railway will be significant for transporting military equipment, weapons and personnel,” Long said, adding that Sichuan province had played a key role in providing troops and equipment to the border region in Tibet.

At the same time, India is also investing in infrastructure along its side of the border, particularly in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

“India has many big projects under way this year including highways, bridges and tunnel projects as it tries to narrow the gap with China,” Zhang said. “These are being done with clear military considerations.”
The new Chinese railway line is also part of Beijing’s efforts to maintain stability in Tibet, a region it claims to have “peacefully liberated” in 1951.

“It is more important to the stability of Tibet itself and to strengthen security along the border through exchanges with other provinces, including Sichuan, to keep Tibet from separating from China,” Long said.

China’s new bullet trains in Tibet run close to disputed Indian border

High-speed railway line stretches between Lhasa and Nyingchi, less than 16km from the de facto frontier.

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[Jackdaws]

Why is news about Tibet "external affairs"? Has China decided to give up its illegal occupation of Tibet?

 

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Why is news about Tibet "external affairs"? Has China decided to give up its illegal occupation of Tibet?

LOl, Who hands down the definition of "legal" or "illegal"? UN? Indian government? or you? This HSR is long term planned to connect China with south Asia through Nepal.

How is your Indian HSR with Japan going ?

 

[Jackdaws]

LOl, Who hands down the definition of "legal" or "illegal"? UN? Indian government? or you? This HSR is long term planned to connect China with south Asia through Nepal.

Yes, I decide.
So why is it in External Affairs?

 

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Yes, I decide.
So why is it in External Affairs?

You decide.. lol, then no further dicussion needed.

 

[Jackdaws]

You decide.. lol, then no further dicussion needed.

That's how it is in democracies - you don't need to let the State decide for you.

 

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That's how it is in democracies - you don't need to let the State decide for you.

Lol, I decide India is mine..

 

[Jackdaws]

Lol, I decide India is mine..

Feel free. I am glad not only Chinese refugees but potential Chinese refugees to India can say that.

 

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Beautiful bullet trains, beautiful view in South Tibet

 

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Beautiful bullet trains, beautiful view in South Tibet

 

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I must complement China for the beautiful photographs. Nicely done and planned.

 

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