A farmer tends to a field in front of a construction site in Shanghai. The push for unemployed people to consider a life in the countryside comes at a time when the nation is struggling to create jobs in the cities. Photo: Reuters
A farmer tends to a field in front of a construction site in Shanghai. The push for unemployed people to consider a life in the countryside comes at a time when the nation is struggling to create jobs in the cities. Photo: Reuters
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China seeks to convince legions of unemployed to start afresh in the countryside

New central government guidelines have instructed local authorities to help newcomers with financing and technical assistance

Jane Li
Jane Li

Updated: 8:32am, 1 Dec, 2016

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A farmer tends to a field in front of a construction site in Shanghai. The push for unemployed people to consider a life in the countryside comes at a time when the nation is struggling to create jobs in the cities. Photo: Reuters
A farmer tends to a field in front of a construction site in Shanghai. The push for unemployed people to consider a life in the countryside comes at a time when the nation is struggling to create jobs in the cities. Photo: Reuters
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