Beijing demolished 59.85 million m² of unauthorised buildings and planned greening
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- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Beijing reported that 59.85 million m² of unauthorised structures were demolished in 2017, with 80% of the vacated land to be set aside as green space, and critics said a 2018 village campaign in Daxing covertly cleared low-end population. The greening is the stated gain; the sources reviewed do not count the residents moved.
- Daxing village residents — covered by the 2018 safety campaign, which critics described as a clearance of low-end population Radio Free Asia (Mandarin)
What happened
China Securities Network reported that 59.85 million m² of unauthorised structures were demolished in Beijing in 2017.
It said 80% of the vacated land would be set aside as green, with a 2018 target of 1,600 ha of re-greening.
Radio Free Asia reported in June 2018 that a safety campaign covering 67 villages in Daxing was seen by critics as a disguised clearance of low-end population.
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What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The claim that Beijing moved low-end population in 2017–18 is attributed to NBD and AP, but no source link is on record for it.
- Unclear Whether the 1,600 ha re-greening target was met is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The number of residents moved in Daxing and any compensation paid are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record No government response to the Radio Free Asia report is in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The developers or buyers of the cleared land are not named in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- Beijing sets 2018 priorities for decongestion and rectificationChina Securities Network (中国证券网) · 2018-02
- Beijing village safety drive: disguised clearing of 'low-end population'?Radio Free Asia (Mandarin) · 2018-06