Rules Opening Gated Communities 'Could Infringe Property Rights'

(Beijing) – A government plan to force gated communities to open their roads to the public to help ease traffic congestion could infringe on property rights, experts say.

The ruling Communist Party and the cabinet released a directive on February 21 that proposes opening up the gates of enclosed residential areas and government compounds. The government also said that no more gated communities should be built so that the traffic situation can be improved and land better used.