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First-ever Migrant Worker Elected Chinese National Legislator – Xinhua

From a very brief Xinhua dispatch:

A migrant worker in south China’s Guangdong Province was elected on Monday as deputy to the country’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress. [Full text]

January 21, 2008 9:22 PM
Posted By: Kate Zhao
Categories: Politics
Tags: migrant workers, NPC
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