A Stitch in Haste

Not quite Kelo, but still...

The southwestern Chinese city of Kunming is forcing developers to change the names of properties deemed too foreign-sounding, saying they debase traditional culture, officials said Tuesday.

At least nine developments in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, have changed their names since officials began implementing new guidelines last month.
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"It's not proper to name those communities with so many weird foreign titles," said an official with the Kunming Urban Planning Bureau, who, like many Chinese bureaucrats, would only be identified by his surname, Xiao.

I think these Communists should take a Great Leap Forward off the nearest available cliff.

There are no free markets without property rights, and (one would think) property rights ought to include the right to name your property pretty much whatever you see fit.

Those who think China is "making progress" are delusional.