Recently, there have been land dispute incidents in various parts of mainland China, involving issues such as forced occupation, lack of compensation, and government inaction, with villagers in Hubei, Guangdong, and Jiangxi struggling to protect their rights for a long time.
In Xianning City, Tongshan County, Hubei Province, since 2015, land belonging to the 13th group of villagers in Yangdu Village has been forcibly expropriated by the authorities to build the Jiakang Tower market. Mr. Ruan, a villager, told Epoch Times that the project forcibly occupied 493 square meters of villagers’ land, with a total building area of about 4 mu, located in the core area of Tongshan County, considered as a livelihood project.
Initially, villagers were “deceived” by the authorities during the expropriation, agreeing to allow the developers to start construction first, but the compensation payment has been delayed and the project side even denied the villagers’ land rights.
Mr. Ruan mentioned that over ten households whose land was expropriated managed to receive compensation through relationships with government officials, but to this day, three villagers have not received compensation. Villagers resorted to legal means to protect their rights, leading to a temporary suspension of construction at one point, but construction resumed on October 25 this year.
Mr. Ruan revealed that the three villagers’ uncompensated amount is close to 1.5 million yuan, with the project side using “connections with the government” and bribing officials, resulting in villagers’ complaints and appeals going unanswered. Villagers attempted to stop the construction and physical clashes occurred between the two sides, resulting in villagers being assaulted.
Due to the inability of the Tongshan County government to resolve the issue, villagers are planning to appeal to Beijing. Calls made by Epoch Times to Yangdu Village Committee went unanswered, and the local government has yet to respond to this incident.
In Changkeng Village Committee of Shuangjie Town, Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, villagers in Zhuzhenpo Village are facing a dilemma of their land being occupied by the Hong October Farm. A villager from the village, in an interview with Epoch Times, stated that the 545 mu of land owned by the village was originally leased for rubber tree planting by others, with the contract set to expire in 2024. However, during the contract period, the land was occupied by the Hong October Farm, which further subleased the land for passion fruit planting to others, a discovery made by the villagers only after the contract expired.
Villagers stated that the farm has yet to provide any compensation. On April 15, 2025, villagers reported to the police for the first time, and have since sought police assistance multiple times, but the problem remains unresolved to this day. On April 28, the farm sent in excavators to forcibly occupy the land again. Villagers continue their rights protection efforts but have made no progress.
Calls to Shuangjie Town government from Epoch Times remained unanswered. Both the Hong October Farm and the local government have not publicly responded to this matter.
In Zhenqiao Town, Leping City, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, a land dispute in Huajia Village reached its peak on the evening of October 14, 2025, when rights-protecting villagers clashed with the police, resulting in multiple injuries.
According to villagers, the village committee sold off the collectively-owned Laoan riverside mountain land of villagers to build a wharf. Hundreds of villagers initiated rights protection efforts starting in late September this year to prevent construction on the land.
The mountain is located on the opposite side of the river, requiring villagers to take a boat to cross, and the authorities blocked the ferry to hinder the villagers’ rights protection actions.
On October 14, special police officers took away the small boats villagers used to cross the river, causing discontent. Villagers surrounded a “deputy town mayor,” demanding the return of the boats. That night, a large number of special police officers entered the village to arrest people, leading to conflicts between the police and villagers.
One villager mentioned that several villagers were beaten by the police, describing the scene as very chaotic, and only after receiving a promise to return the boats did the villagers release the “deputy town mayor.”
The land dispute over the mountain land remains unresolved, with villagers continuing their rights protection efforts.
These land disputes highlight issues in the grassroots rural governance of the Chinese Communist Party, with villagers urging intervention by senior authorities. As of the time of publication, relevant departments have not provided an official response.