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China Vows to Better Protect “Left-Behind” Children

China’s State Council has unveiled a series of proposals aiming to protect the estimated 61 million “left-behind” children who remain in the countryside as their parents seek better livelihood in bustling coastal manufacturing centers. The South China Morning Post’s Mimi Lau reports on the proposals: The State Council’s proposals are designed to cut that number, in part by urging parents to take their children with them