Game Theory

In the spring of 2005, a company wanted to build a factory on the cultivated land of Maying Village, and 54 peasant houses were being demolished. Zhao Jundong and other villagers strongly opposed it. As the village secretary, Zhao Jundong’s nephew, Zhao Youcang, is not only a member of the demolition office but also the demolition household. He swayed and mediated between officials and people and family members, playing a dual role. At the same time, in Liyuan Village, three kilometers away, more than 20 farmers, including Zhang Lianzhong and Chen Zhigang, also suffered from the demolition. With the help of lawyer Xing Xianfa, they filed a lawsuit with the development zone court and sued the development zone management committee during the demolition work on Xin’ao Art Avenue. Not giving villagers’ homesteads, delaying relocation, breaking the law, and contract. Zhang Lianzhong’s parents were both paralyzed in bed, and the changes in living space caused ripples in the old man’s heart. Zhang’s mother poured her sorrows with wine every day. After several tugs-of-war, Zhao Jundong and other anti-demolition groups once had the upper hand. Directors of the development zone Li Shixiang and Zhao Zonglin adjusted their strategies in time and reused village officials such as Zhao Young. On the night of June 25, the line of defense collapsed and Zhao Jundong also inexplicably signed the demolition agreement. The case of Chen Zhigang, Zhang Lianzhong, and others against the Development Zone Management Committee opened in three months. Attorney Xing talked about the Beijing lawyers hired by the management committee and took the limelight. The demolition has changed the living space of farmers, and the spatial change has caused huge waves in people’s hearts…