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China urbanization

Becoming a ‘Sponge City’ at Shenzhen Speed

Becoming a ‘Sponge City’ at Shenzhen Speed

By Robert C. Thornett
Shenzhen is a prime example of China's Sponge City Program, which aims to both prevent flooding and increase water supply in urban areas.

The 6 Horsemen of the Apocalypse for China

The 6 Horsemen of the Apocalypse for China

By Kung Chan
The struggles of 2022 highlighted six crises China will have to face now and into the future.
China’s Fifth Plenum: Old Goals and Shifting Priorities

China’s Fifth Plenum: Old Goals and Shifting Priorities

By Tristan Kenderdine
There's much more than technoindustrial policy in China’s Fifth Plenum communique, especially when compared to the 2015 outcomes.

How Many People Are in China? The Government Just Started Counting.

How Many People Are in China? The Government Just Started Counting.

By Shannon Tiezzi
The once-a-decade census is now underway, and the results will have important data on China’s aging population and rural-urban divide.

Beijing’s Heavy-Handed Solution to Urbanization

Beijing’s Heavy-Handed Solution to Urbanization

By John Pabon
Beijing's attempts to push out migrant workers will have economic consequences.

Can China Fix Its Housing Bubble?

Can China Fix Its Housing Bubble?

By Xinling Wang
How the Chinese government is trying to fix and stabilize the housing market.

Interview: Understanding China's 'Great Migration'

Interview: Understanding China's 'Great Migration'

By Shannon Tiezzi
An interview with Bradley M. Gardner about China's rural-to-urban migration.
China's Urbancide in Tibet

China's Urbancide in Tibet

By Rinzin Dorjee
China's urbanization policies have a particularly telling impact on Tibet.

China's Hukou Reforms and the Urbanization Challenge

China's Hukou Reforms and the Urbanization Challenge

By Spencer Sheehan
China is speeding up hukou reform, but that won’t be enough to solve the migrant worker problem.

Resources, 'National Unity' Underpin Xi's Trip to Western China

Resources, 'National Unity' Underpin Xi's Trip to Western China

By David Volodzko
Xi Jinping's recent trip to Qinghai highlights what Beijing sees when it looks to China's western regions.

China’s New Generation of Urban Migrants

China’s New Generation of Urban Migrants

By Peter Farrar
The children hungry for a passport to China’s big cities.
China's Plan for 'Orderly' Hukou Reform

China's Plan for 'Orderly' Hukou Reform

By Shannon Tiezzi
China wants to grant hukous to 100 million migrants by 2020, but will be slow and selective in its reform.

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