Urbanization to exceed 70% by 2030, says CASS
By Wang Xing | China Daily | Updated: 2011-04-07 08:05
According to statistics from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China's urban population reached 620 million by the end of 2009, the largest urban population in the world. Kevin Lee / Bloomberg |
BEIJING - China will accelerate the pace of its urbanization in the next 20 years, with the urban population to reach 70 to 75 percent by the end of 2030, according to a recent report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
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