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2017/07/25 | Yuan-Ming Chiao

Bleak Outlook: Millions of Rural Chinese Children 'Left Behind'

Experts fear the psychological and developmental consequences on migrant children who are growing up without their parents.

2017/04/09 | Cai Yiwen

Why China’s Modern Barefoot Doctors Are Walking Away

Despite government moves to improve primary care in the countryside, village doctors are under increasing pressure.

2017/03/17 | Liu Chang

What China’s Migrant Numbers Say About Labor Discrimination

Two sets of data paint divergent pictures of China’s on-the-move workers.

2017/03/10 | Yu Xueyi

Why I Quit Alibaba’s Big Push Toward Countryside Commerce

Rural Taobao bills itself as good for business, but actually couldn’t care less about helping farmers make money.

2017/02/03 | Li Xueqing

Drones Lure Young Chinese Back to Farming

As agriculture grows more high-tech, an entrepreneurial spirit draws the children of Xinjiang’s farmers back to their childhood homes.