Beijing tries its hand at Zimbabwe's game, and bulldozes Suojiacun, a landmark artist's colony.
The artists are not squatters. They bought their studios from a developer, but the homes turned out to be illegal. Beijing is not prosecuting the developer, only ejecting the residents.
Interestingly, the city's official website recommends that travelers visit Suojiacun. Oops.
[thanks to Michael Ashkin for alerting me to this story]
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