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Rural Desperation Mounts Amid Urbanization

Amid a renewed commitment to urbanization from China’s new leadership, a recent survey by Tsinghua University shows how much of China’s population is being directly affected by continued development. From the Wall Street Journal: As many as 64 million Chinese households have had their land seized or their homes demolished during a decades long building boom, a study said, throwing an uncomfortable light on the dark side of the country’s urbanization