Biweekly Symposium No. 542: History and The Status Quo of Urban Land Ownership since 1949. Lecturer: Ms. HUA Xinmin Host: ZHAO Nong, Vice Chairman of Unirule Academic Committee Commentators: ZHANG Lifan, LI Weiguang, ZHANG Qingyong, HAN Chaohua, WU Si, ZHANG Shuguang, SHENG Hong 
Ms. HUA Xinmin started with introducing that most of the private homestead and houses in mainland China have been held privately and legally by individuals throughout history. By showcasing some of the mappings plans and pleas for land registration, confirmation certificates for privately held urban land after 1949, Certificates of Land Property Rights and Certificates of Property Ownership after 1951 in multiple provinces, and certificates for property tax after 1953, all of which served as evidence for the recognition and protection of land and property in China. She explained that the so called public owned land in the socialist China is a big misunderstanding. Multiple evidence proved the long existing private property rights in China. In addition, the rhetorics in various laws concerning the land institution in China are ambiguous, which allows differentiated and conflicting interpretations. She also proposed to amend the Land Administration Law in order to restate protection of private property rights in China. |
