Legal reform urged on forced demolitions

Legal experts have called for a revision of the country's laws on land seizure, in a bid to ease tensions over forced demolitions.

Rapid urban expansion has resulted in an increasing amount of land seizures and forced demolition of homes and property.

But the rights of property owners are being constantly infringed upon due to a lack of clear-cut procedures before and after demolition, Wang Liming, a member of the Law Committee of the National People's Congress, said in a motion submitted during the annual session of the country's top legislature in early March.