The NY Times reports:

For weeks the confrontation drew attention from people all across China, as a simple homeowner stared down the forces of large-scale redevelopment that are sweeping this country, blocking the preparation of a gigantic construction site by an act of sheer will.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/world/asia/27china.html?_r=1&ref=asia&oref=slogin