Tear Your Own House Down
Swift Justice
Selling China's Rare Earth
Self Defense
Good Deal

With the help of volunteers like Wu Hechun life in Zhouqu is, however slowly, starting to return to a more normal pace. But even as survivors struggle to cope with the loss of their homes and loved ones in the recent past – many villagers are also worried about the future. BON’s Suzi Tart has more.

Mourning The Dead
Why Zhouqu?
Bearing The Brunt
The Oldest Volunteer
An Uncertain Future

I would ask about housing prices, and when ordinary people like us can afford an apartment of our own. The government has taken some measures but they haven’t helped. Since August and September last year, housing prices have doubled, and they are now way beyond what we can afford. That’s impossible! I never have and never will get a chance to talk to him, so I can’t ask him questions, and I don’t answer hypothetical questions. Many people have raised questions about the housing problem, as well as the corruption problem, and even discussed it in the National People's Congress, but it hasn’t done anything to solve them. In my opinion it is a problem of the whole system. I would ask about social welfare insurance, and how the government will care for elderly citizens. I think nowadays regulations are not enough, as we are not too sure about the future. There have been many cases of embezzling public funds, so I would ask how the government will act to put the money to its best use and strengthen supervision. I’m hopeful about the future.

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