Talks help resolve Shanwei land dispute

SHANWEI, Guangdong - The talk between a village representative and senior officials of a special work group handling a land dispute in Shanwei of South China's Guangdong province was fruitful, a local publicity official said.

The talk on Wednesday was aimed at defusing a long stand-off between local authorities and villagers, who have been protesting for months over seized lands in Wukan village of Shanwei.

"The result (of the talk) was acceptable for both sides," said Liu Jingmao, a deputy publicity director of Shanwei, without elaborating.