Mayor sorry for demolition death

BEIJING - An official from Changchun, Jilin province, publicly apologized in a local newspaper on Wednesday for a forced demolition that led to a woman's death.

Changchun Mayor Cui Jie wrote in Changchun Daily that authorities have learned a lesson from the demolition case, which occurred early this year, and will work to better protect residents' rights by further regulating demolitions.

Cui said that officials will try to prevent accidental deaths by taking forced demolitions more seriously in the future and that various governments departments will be expected to establish a system to supervise demolitions.