It seems that several of you readers have actually been around Dongjiadu/come across the Dongjiadu family that we pointed out this morning. In fact, one of you had even gone and photographed their protest. According to freelance journalist Remko Tanis, these nail house residents are the Wang family and they'd rather die than move out (with the compensation the city's planned for them): more ›

A couple days ago, we mentioned Dongjiadu, an old middle-class neighborhood just south of the Bund that's being razed over for... I'm not sure what to call it in Shanghai - urban renewal? Now a reader has written in to inform us that there's a nail house there. more ›

• "In recent months, protests over the severe illnesses caused by China's heavy industries have resulted in a crackdown on polluters. Leading the charge has been the state-run media, which the central government is now using to gain control over corrupt local authorities and powerful commercial enterprises." [Environment 360]
• The family of a 69-year-old grandmother who was buried alive by demolition crews has won compensation: five houses and 600,000RMB. The grandmother had tried to stop an excavator with her own body. She somehow fell into a ditch, but the excavator continued shoveling, burying her with a load of earth. [China Hush]
• Wen Jiabao has dismissed claims that Chinese foreign policy is becoming more assertive, saying, "There are already views about China’s arrogance, China’s toughness, and China’s inevitable triumph. You have given me an opportunity for me to explain how China conducts itself" in a defensive speech at a press conference. [Economist]