Displaced under the Three Gorges Dam resettlement project the residents have received only a fraction of the compensation money the government pledged for their lost land, most of it having been embezzled by local officials. One resident said at least “several hundred” Zigui residents will appear to express their dissatisfaction over late resettlement payments.

… Since last week, some residents have attended meetings with county officials, who told them the 600 yuan subsidies would “eventually” be released. Some residents claim Communist officials siphoned off the money to fund their children’s overseas education. … Read the full story [PDF].