SHANGHAI: A Shanghai man is suing local authorities in China’s commercial hub for almost US$48mil (RM152mil) over the demolition of his home – which doubled as a private museum – a court and reports said.
Liu Guangjia, whose house and a museum-style garden of bonsai trees and exotic rocks in the southwestern suburb of Anle were destroyed in April last year, is seeking 289 million yuan (RM152mil) in compensation, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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