A farmer drives his bull to plough in preparation for rice planting in Yaoping, a village in Chongqing, in April. (China Daily/Chen Jianhua) |
A draft amendment that includes the change of a solitary clause may be able to ease long-standing land disputes in China.
The suggestion, proposed on Monday to the top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, could potentially influence 674 million rural residents, more than half of the people in the world's most populous country.