摘要
FOR people like me in China, roughly 20 or 30 years ago, the modest apartments allotted to us by the state were our homes, and I took it for granted that mine "belonged" to me. At that time, all apartments allotted to people were state-owned, nevertheless we felt more assured and confi dent than I think people do today, having to pay as-tronomical prices to put a house in their name, as verifi ed by their property ownership certificates. The deed has a
FOR people like me in China, roughly 20 or 30 years ago, the modest apartments allotted to us by the state were our homes, and I took it for granted that mine ＂belonged＂ to me. At that time, all apartments allotted to people were state-owned, nevertheless we felt more assured and confident than I think people do today, having to pay astronomical prices to put a house in their name, as verified by their property ownership certificates.
