Villagers renovate a rural road in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a mountainous region plagued by poverty. Photo: Xinhua

Zhou Xin

Revitalising China’s rural regions is Xi Jinping’s next priority

For President Xi Jinping, a widening urban-rural divide is not helping the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation

With Beijing having declared victory in its battle of ending extreme poverty, Xi is now replacing it with a grander project of “comprehensive rural revitalisation”

Zhou Xin

Published: 5:30pm, 4 Jan, 2021

Updated: 10:24pm, 4 Jan, 2021

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Villagers renovate a rural road in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a mountainous region plagued by poverty. Photo: Xinhua

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Zhou Xin co-leads the political economy team at the Post. He mainly covers economic stories but also writes about Chinese politics and diplomacy. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.

Revitalising China’s rural regions is Xi Jinping’s next priority

For President Xi Jinping, a widening urban-rural divide is not helping the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation With Beijing having declared victory in its battle of ending extreme poverty, Xi is now replacing it with a grander project of “comprehensive rural revitalisation”

For President Xi Jinping, a widening urban-rural divide is not helping the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation

With Beijing having declared victory in its battle of ending extreme poverty, Xi is now replacing it with a grander project of “comprehensive rural revitalisation”