A rise of new money and power groups in China has widened the gap between rich and poor, urban and rural.
A chief grievance is the practice of local officials, developers, and banks that take and build on land by kicking out farmers or the poor -- and relocating them with little recompense or prospects. Pollution and environmental degradation, and corruption among officials, are other oft-grumbled concerns.
...The basic question is: should the ideology of socialism and equity, the old left ---be a check on China's market forces and serve the people through wealth redistribution? Or should the vibrant markets of Shanghai and Guangdong, the new right, shape and change Chinese socialism ---as former leader Jiang outlined in his legacy-enshrining 'Three Represents,' a tract that outlined the basis for capitalists to join the Communist Party and for a gradual weakening of Marx and Mao.
FULL STORY: Clashes over land roil China's poor
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