OCTOBER 12, 2011 — In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, our CEO Tim Hanstad shows both the critical role of land rights in China’s development and Landesa’s role in working closely with China’s leadership to help shape ongoing reforms. This important piece outlines how land has been the fulcrum on which Chinese history pivots and how further securing and clarifying farmers’ land rights would boost rural development and not only help close the country’s worrisome urban-rural income gap, but also help promote stability and security. | Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
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