The prime mover behind Tawa's auction is a village party secretary, Zhang Yuwang, who happens to own, he claims, the usage rights to most of the land in question.

塔洼村拍卖主要的幕后推手是一位叫张玉旺(Zhang Yuwang)的村支书，他宣称自己刚好拥有那片土地的大部分使用权。

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The party secretary says he wants to turn the "city village" of Huaxi into a Shangri-la.

他表示自己想把华西村建设成香格里拉。

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So did Wang Shijun, a former village party secretary and son of farmers who still lived in the family cave.

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The prime mover behind Tawa's auction is a village party secretary, Zhang Yuwang, who happens to own, he claims, the usage rights to most of the land in question.

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While the 30-year contracts could make it harder for cadres to abuse the system, local officials arguably can still revoke those contracts, as the party secretary did in Ligezhuang village to start a quarry.

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