| 1 | This means village committees, mostly controlled by party appointees, will surely retain considerable say over any land deals. | |
| 2 | It has given greater power to village councils, the most decentralized form of government. | |
| 3 | Achieves nominates the determination village committee member candidate directly by the villagers, guarantees the villagers direct nomination. | |
| 4 | This approach establishes village committees, who approve and evaluate projects, and allows for community control of funds. | |
| 5 | In late 2010, a village activist, Qian Yunhui, who had protested for years against a government-backed land acquisition dispute, was crushed to death by a truck. |