Because we received so much feedback from the original post, I felt compelled to inform you all that Yang Wu and Wu Ping have succumb to the Chinese Government and the real estate developer that will build a shopping mall in the area that their two story home stood just days ago. An end of March court order provided that the couple must vacate the premises or face forcible removal. Still, until the very end, they were defiant and strong. Their final settlement reportedly included a similarly sized apartment in the building that will replace the chasm in which their “nail house” once stood. They sure had a great run at it, but in the end, the man gets everyone down!

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Audrie Sunday, 04.29.07 @ 1:07 am

I imagine that their struggle fueled hope into a great many Chinese citizens who probably thought they would eventually be shot or imprisoned. Given what I read in the English speaking Chinese newspapers, they probably will be severely punished in another way; perhaps family members will be “disappeared” an event that happens a lot in Communist countries. They will just bide their time until their struggle is forgotten by Western media.




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