Most of my experiences with Chinese people have been great, except for rare ones
and it had more to do with corporate greed than with the Chinese themselves.
Some of my ancestors’ lands are so vast that I literally do not know their exact boundaries. I would have to travel and request documents from the archives of every municipal office, and that process would take a life time.
Some people in my tribe even hide documents to avoid sharing the inheritance. They try to benefit from the land secretly, without respecting all the legal rights that define the inheritance of rightful heirs.
Older people, especially friends of my grandparents and their acquaintances, often remember much of the history and can indicate which land belongs to whom.
Years ago, a Chinese mining company settled in the area and began mining construction materials intensively . I mean 24hour operations. That whole region became covered in dust and dirt.
One day, an elderly man visited my home and told me about it. I said there was nothing I could do because they were operating legally. Then he told me that the workers’ camps were built on land belonging to my tribe. I had never been told that land was ours. He insisted it had to be, so I trusted him and sent someone to investigate. It turned out that a member of my tribe had indeed rented the land to the company for resource extraction.
After appealing to the court along with other inheritors, the work was halted. But the corporation kept contacting me and others every three days with new offers. One of their office representatives even tried to threaten us indirectly, which turned out to be a huge mistake. After that, the company was investigated and eventually forced to leave the country by the government. They had been relying on nepotism to secure control over certain projects, and this was ultimately exposed.
The court case was never concluded and I sort of abandoned it. But I didn't have to pursue it and I usually have too much in my hands to bother.
Some of my ancestors’ lands are so vast that I literally do not know their exact boundaries. I would have to travel and request documents from the archives of every municipal office, and that process would take a life time.
Some people in my tribe even hide documents to avoid sharing the inheritance. They try to benefit from the land secretly, without respecting all the legal rights that define the inheritance of rightful heirs.
Older people, especially friends of my grandparents and their acquaintances, often remember much of the history and can indicate which land belongs to whom.
Years ago, a Chinese mining company settled in the area and began mining construction materials intensively . I mean 24hour operations. That whole region became covered in dust and dirt.
One day, an elderly man visited my home and told me about it. I said there was nothing I could do because they were operating legally. Then he told me that the workers’ camps were built on land belonging to my tribe. I had never been told that land was ours. He insisted it had to be, so I trusted him and sent someone to investigate. It turned out that a member of my tribe had indeed rented the land to the company for resource extraction.
After appealing to the court along with other inheritors, the work was halted. But the corporation kept contacting me and others every three days with new offers. One of their office representatives even tried to threaten us indirectly, which turned out to be a huge mistake. After that, the company was investigated and eventually forced to leave the country by the government. They had been relying on nepotism to secure control over certain projects, and this was ultimately exposed.
The court case was never concluded and I sort of abandoned it. But I didn't have to pursue it and I usually have too much in my hands to bother.
