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[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Not saying the lives of many haven't improved. But outside the major cities/provinces. For many, little has changed. Definitely not for the better. Even as the party has enriched themselves. Building opulent terminals for high speed ghost rail lines etc.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Not saying the lives of many haven’t improved. But outside the major cities/provinces. For many, little has changed.

Are you missing the fact that over 278 million Chinese people move out of the rural areas to those cities to take part in the prosperity?

Here's the data to back it up: source

Rural population of China in 1981:

Rural population in of China 2022:

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago
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