Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don’t want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries.
tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell
it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol
If you’ll notice, it’s a 4 lane highway, which is medium level traffic, because most people take the train or electric scooters. In America this would be an 8 lane highway or bigger.
That’s why it’s important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China’s case is the proletariat. That’s why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place.
Chinese people own their homes too
Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don’t want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries.
tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell
it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol
If you’ll notice, it’s a 4 lane highway, which is medium level traffic, because most people take the train or electric scooters. In America this would be an 8 lane highway or bigger.
Fascinating as it may be, that’s a pretty horrible picture.
Imagine living that house. It’s a pretty stark demonstration of the state gets what it wants, one way or another.
That’s why it’s important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China’s case is the proletariat. That’s why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place.
Should have taken the settlement.