Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan on Tuesday called for tough
measures to stem illegal land use.
The illegal way of obtaining land by developers has deeply hurt
people's interests, and posed a threat to the country's sustainable
and rapid economic development, said Zeng.
Zeng ordered governments at various levels to tighten the
trading of land-use rights. He underscored the strict protection of
arable land, adding that the use of land for construction should be
strictly controlled.
The country should also step up the land legislation to provide
more legal means for the land management, said the vice
premier.
(Xinhua News Agency June 28, 2006)