Tag: Urban rural divide, Category: The Great Divide

China Takes Aim at Rural Influx

The New York Times notes the razing of some 30 schools for migrant workers’ children in Beijing over the summer, affecting over 30,000 students. The demolitions, justified by the government on health and safety grounds, highlight the gaping divide between legal residence holders and outsiders in China’s major cities, which threatens to become a dangerous faultline as urbanisation contin

August 30, 2011 11:40 PM

Al Jazeera: China Rising

Al Jazeera has produced a four-part series looking at various aspects of China’s rise. Three of four episodes have

May 23, 2013 12:34 PM

China’s Gender Gap Reaches from Rural Areas to Cities

A recent report found that China is home to the highest number of female self-made entrepreneurs in the world. While this

May 20, 2013 1:25 PM

Hukou Reform in Spotlight at NPC

What began in the early days of the PRC as a regulatory means to ensure that enough rural labor stayed where it was neede

March 10, 2013 12:54 PM

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