Wu Ping

Wu Ping

Wu Ping is a Chinese woman who became a celebrity over her holding out in one of the most famous nail house incidents in China.cite news|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2007-11-13|title=In China, Fight Over Development Creates a Star|date=2007-03-26|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/world/asia/26cnd-china.html?ex=1332561600&en=a821e4ef4e73851a&ei=5090|]

Ms Wu's house was in the middle of a construction site for a new shopping mall in Chongqing. She was the only one of 281 families in the area who rejected an offer of a new house or financial compensation to move from the site in 2004. Wu held on refusing to leave her house and restaurant after the state told her to do so. On April 4 2007 the house in central Chongqing was destroyed and Wu and her family received a one million yuan settlement plus a new apartment. The story gained international attention and became an inspiration for other Chinese citizens to resist ukases of the Chinese government.Fact|date=November 2007

Wu Ping demanded more money than she was offered and became a celebrity in China. She and her husband has moved into their new flat. She has been on numerous TV shows afterwards.

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External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6483997.stm Wu Ping news, BBC news]
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2407977.ece Story on the home conflict Wu Ping, The independent News paper]
* [http://venture160.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/interview-with-chinas-most-incredible-holdout Interview with Wu Ping chinas most incredible holdout]


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