Chinese Female Soccer Player Challenges Officials Over Forced House Demolition

Chinese Female Soccer Player Challenges Officials Over Forced House Demolition
A man works at a demolition site in the Bailianjing Area in Pudong District, where residential houses were being demolished in Shanghai, China, on Aug. 28, 2005. China Photos/Getty Images
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Shandong women’s soccer player Lu Yatong revealed her home was violently demolished on Feb. 12, injuring Lu and several family members in the process. Lu recorded the incident and posted it on Chinese social media, Weibo, and challenged local officials on the rule of law after the demolition was conducted without following legal procedures.

Speaking to the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times on Feb. 12, Lu said their electricity and water were shut off before dawn, and at around 6:00 a.m., about 300 people broke into their property and begun violently dragging them out and demolishing their home.

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