Top China Stories from WSJ: Land Grabs, Censorship, Monk Protests

Your daily round-up of the best of the Journal?s China coverage:

China?s ?Wall? Hits Business: Experts say the blocks that keep Chinese users from accessing services like Facebook , Twitter and Google Inc.'s online-video unit YouTube, are hurting businesses, slowing their traffic and hindering their use of a new generation of cloud-computing services like those offered by Google. (Subscriber Content)

Tensions Mount as China Snatches Farms for Homes: Ownership of land represents the biggest fault line in China?s society and the most serious threat to incoming president Xi Jinping as he attempts to shore up fragile social stability and shift the economy onto a sustainable path.?(Subscriber Content)

Protests in China Hit Grim Milestone: A former Buddhist monk who set himself on fire became at least the 100th person inside China to self-immolate since 2009 to protest tight Chinese rule over Tibetan regions, according to activist groups and the Tibetan government-in-exile.?(Subscriber Content)

U.S., China Keep GM Rolling: General Motors reported a larger fourth-quarter profit and earned money for the third consecutive year in a row as a financial boost from North America offset wider losses in the auto maker?s European operations.?(Subscriber Content)

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/15/top-china-stories-from-wsj-land-grabs-censorship-monk-protests/?mod=WSJBlog

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