A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters
A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters
China economy
Economy /  China Economy

China’s new urban dwellers really still live in the countryside, study says

  • Increase in numbers of people ‘relocating’ to urban areas due to land reclassification not migration, researchers say
  • Claims based on official data relating to demographic changes to 700,000 communities between 2009 and 2017

Topic |   China economy
Sidney Leng
Sidney Leng

Updated: 8:39pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters
A new study has found that many of China’s new urban dwellers still live rural lives. Photo: Reuters
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