Comments on: Seattle, Meet Beijing as She Primps for the Summer Olympics http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html Redfin Seattle Sweet Digs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:13:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Math http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html/comment-page-1#comment-2491 Math Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:36:11 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html#comment-2491 That $466,000 apartment is located in a really sweet part of downtown Beijing; kinda like Belltown. To compare with Bellevue, I'd look for a place between the 3rd and 4th ring. That $466,000 apartment is located in a really sweet part of downtown Beijing; kinda like Belltown. To compare with Bellevue, I’d look for a place between the 3rd and 4th ring.

]]> By: Katrina Munsell http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html/comment-page-1#comment-2483 Katrina Munsell Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:17:03 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html#comment-2483 Great article! Thanks for posting that... Really difficult to know who got what, if anything at all, as information is not exactly free flowing. Supposedly a first hand report, though in marked contrast, the farmer that found the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian got absolutely nothing. Great article! Thanks for posting that… Really difficult to know who got what, if anything at all, as information is not exactly free flowing. Supposedly a first hand report, though in marked contrast, the farmer that found the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian got absolutely nothing.

]]> By: meks http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html/comment-page-1#comment-2482 meks Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:11:19 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/07/seattle_meet_beijing_as_she_primps_for_the_summer_olympics.html#comment-2482 Nice that you went to China... quite the experience huh? On the Olympic Village note, it sounds like you got the party line. In actuality, about 1.5 million people were forcefully evicted by that project. see: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-06-05-3431055449_x.htm Though it seems most were compensated, it was not adequate in many cases. That said, all governments get in on a little eminent domain action now and then, China just has more density to deal with so it affects a few more people. Nice that you went to China… quite the experience huh?

On the Olympic Village note, it sounds like you got the party line. In actuality, about 1.5 million people were forcefully evicted by that project.

see: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-06-05-3431055449_x.htm

Though it seems most were compensated, it was not adequate in many cases.

That said, all governments get in on a little eminent domain action now and then, China just has more density to deal with so it affects a few more people.

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