Legal basis: Article 2 of the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China (PRC) implements socialist public ownership of land, that is, ownership by the whole people and collective ownership by working people.
Ownership by the whole people, that is, land ownership owned by the state is exercised by the State Council on behalf of the state.
No unit or individual may occupy, buy or sell or illegally transfer land in other forms. Land use rights can be transferred according to law.
In order to meet the needs of public interests, the state may expropriate or requisition land according to law and make compensation.
The state practices the system of paid use of state-owned land according to law. However, unless the state allocates the right to use state-owned land within the scope prescribed by law.