On April 1, the factory of Haituo New Material Co., Ltd. in Pinggui District, Hezhou, Guangxi, was forcibly demolished by authorities. Despite the owner’s family’s desperate resistance, they could not stop the multi-million yuan facility from being razed to the ground. The business owner stated that the company had been paying taxes for a decade, yet they received no financial compensation, seeing ten years of hard work vanish in an instant.
On March 19, in Gulou Village, Longting District, Kaifeng, Henan, Chinese Communist Party officials and a forced demolition crew violently subdued the homeowner’s family before demolishing the home they had spent decades building.
On March 19, a violent forced demolition conflict erupted once again in Lane 3, Road 5, Linchun Village, Jiyang District, Sanya City, Hainan Province. Villagers gathered on rooftops and hurled bricks and stones at the Chinese Communist Party’s demolition crew in an effort to protect their properties.
According to reports, the affected residents are non-local property buyers. The local government unilaterally announced a compensation rate of 800 yuan per square meter — far below what local villagers receive — without reaching any agreement with the property owners, and proceeded to carry out the forced demolition.
On March 18, a violent forced demolition took place at Lane 3, Road 5, Linchun Village, Jiyang District, Sanya City, Hainan Province. According to on-site videos and villagers, CCP demolition personnel used an excavator to forcibly demolish a residential building while occupants were still inside, including an elderly paralyzed person with limited mobility.
Villagers stated that the affected households were outside buyers who had purchased property in the village. Without reaching any agreement with the homeowners, local authorities unilaterally announced a compensation rate of 800 yuan per square meter — far below what local villagers received — and proceeded with the forced demolition.
Jinan Police Chief Personally Leads Land Seizure, Five Villagers Arrested (January 23, 2026)
On January 23, 2026, in Lifang Village, Jinan, Shandong Province, a two-year-long “battle for the defense of the land” ended in total defeat as five villagers were taken away by police. Amidst the roar of bulldozers, over 50 mu (approx. 8.2 acres) of wheat painstakingly cultivated by the villagers, thousands of fruit trees, and temporary prefab houses built upon the ruins were razed to the ground in an instant.
The conflict stemmed from a large-scale reservoir project in the Taiping Subdistrict of the “Jinan New and Old Kinetic Energy Conversion Start-up Area.” To facilitate the project, approximately 20,000 mu of land across six villages in Taiping Subdistrict was requisitioned, forcing the relocation of about 7,000 people. Initially, the villagers of Lifang were not entirely opposed to this “major national strategic water conservancy project.” They had expressed that although it was difficult to leave their native soil, they were willing to support the water infrastructure construction if the government could minimize the impact of relocation on their lives and provide reasonable resettlement.
However, reality dealt them a crushing blow. The compensation standards offered by the government were far too low to support the villagers in rebuilding their homes elsewhere. Unable to accept a fate of “becoming poorer the more they are demolished,” the villagers generally refused to relocate.
Over the past two years, to push the project forward, the local government exhausted every means available. Violent forced demolitions, cutting off water and electricity, and midnight raids became the norm, turning the original village into a landscape of rubble long ago. Nevertheless, some tenacious villagers chose to stay, erecting prefab houses on the ruins and guarding the land beneath their feet day and night. Slogans such as “Compensation is a must for forced demolition,” “No retreat in defending rights,” and “Return my home” painted on the temporary structures were shocking to behold. Villagers had even prepared Molotov cocktails, attempting a last-ditch stand. Yet, these tragic and heroic gestures appeared fragile and insignificant in the face of the powerful state apparatus.
For four days, from January 19 to January 22, authorities repeatedly mobilized large numbers of personnel and police to enter the village in an attempt to drive the villagers away, but they failed due to the villagers’ staunch resistance.
On January 23, to seize control of the land once and for all, a Public Security Bureau (Police) Chief from the Start-up Area personally took the field, leading dozens of officers into the village to participate in the forced demolition. Fearing that their brutal acts would be documented, the police and demolition crews preemptively dismantled surveillance cameras installed by the villagers.
Facing the menacing demolition squad, villagers repeatedly presented their legal land use certificates, but these were turned a blind eye. In despair, villagers climbed to the roofs of their prefab houses to stage a final protest. However, due to the sheer disparity in strength, the villagers’ line of defense quickly collapsed, and five villagers were arrested on the spot.
The five arrested villagers were immediately taken into custody at the local detention center. As of the 27th, they have yet to be released.
“Suzhou High-Speed Rail Project: Violent Land Seizure Injures Villagers (2025.10.23)”
On October 23, in Hubang Village, Luzhi Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, villagers clashed violently with demolition personnel while resisting forced evictions. Several villagers were injured, one of them seriously, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
According to local residents, the conflict stemmed from a land acquisition dispute related to the Tong-Su-Jia-Yong High-Speed Railway project. Villagers refused to sign demolition agreements due to dissatisfaction with what they described as unreasonably low compensation. To forcibly advance the construction of the railway, local authorities reportedly mobilized a large number of government staff and security personnel that day to enter the village and demolish houses by force.
Videos from the scene show several villagers standing in rice fields, using their bodies to block excavators from approaching their homes, but they were forcibly dragged or carried away by demolition workers. During the confrontation, two elderly villagers climbed onto their rooftops and threw roof tiles downward in an attempt to resist the demolition.
Eventually, due to the villagers’ strong resistance, the forced demolition operation was temporarily suspended.
Hubang Village is located in the southern part of Luzhi Town, along the planned route of the Tong-Su-Jia-Yong High-Speed Railway. The project spans approximately 290 kilometers, connecting Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, and is considered a key regional transportation project scheduled for completion in 2026.
On the evening of September 3, in Qingshan District, Wuhan, Hubei, the local government forcibly demolished the Industrial Fourth Road Hardware and Electrical Market, deploying a large number of government personnel, police, and security guards, even though the merchants’ contracts had not expired and no compensation had been provided to them.
On the evening of July 21, Zhiduobao Amusement Park, located in the Bund area of Dongpo District, Huanggang, Hubei Province, was violently demolished by the local government and Dongpo Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd., citing the construction of the “Great River Eastward” project as the reason. During the demolition, a female owner of the park was dragged on the ground by demolition personnel while police were present. According to the property owner, the land use rights for Zhiduobao Amusement Park are not set to expire for another six years.
