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This photo taken on April 10, 2015 shows a "nail house" in the middle of a road in Nanning, in southwest China's Guangxi province. Land seizures by local officials over years of booming property development have been a problem in China, and have gave rise to the term "nail house" to describe a holdout tenant or occupant, likening them to a nail refusing to be hammered down. China in recent years has passed a series of regulations to protect land rights, including outlawing the use of violence during evictions and stipulating market rate compensation must be paid to relocated residents. But local officials often ignore the rules, say researchers and campaigners. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images)