CCTV Neighbors Protesting Over 'Forced Removal'

Second in our series of pieces from China comes the news that a group of 30 residents who live just outside the grounds of Rem Koolhaas‘ CCTV Tower have been protesting their forced removal in preparation for the CCTV’s plans to create a “public green space” surrounding their year-old building. Their issue is that the national television network (and by extension, the Chinese government) have agreed to only pay roughly half the market value of their homes.