With just over two months to go until opening day, preparations for Expo have reach fever pace - unfortunately, among those preps are China's famous "forced relocations." While this ever-controversial method of spacemaking is not exclusive to the Expo, or even to special events, it has been Expo-related people-moving that has made international headlines most recently: a group of more than 200 Shanghai-based protesters marched on Beijing to fight against the forced demolitions of their homes. more ›

Just as 56minus1 alerted us to protest banners at Huaihai Zhong Lu earlier this week, we recalled seeing the same protest, in the form of wall graffiti along Fuxing Zhong Lu near Hengshan Lu over the weekend. more ›