New Urbanization Strategy in China
In March 2014, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council formed a landmark initiative known as the “National New-type Urbanization Plan (2014–2020).” This plan marks a significant shift in China’s approach to urban development, recognizing the need for a fresh strategy to address the widening differences between urban and rural regions. It identifies challenges that have emerged over the past decades, making the government introduce a holistic roadmap for fostering sustainable urbanization across the country.
Rural to Urban Migration in China
Chinese Rural-to-Urban Migration: When countries become more industrialized, the population in rural areas tends to move to cities. China also saw this happen after making changes to its economy. People moved from rural areas to cities, causing the population in cities to increase a lot. This differed from before when the cities didn’t grow much, even though China was trying to become more industrialized. China’s immense size and unique way of developing make it very interesting to study how its cities grow and how people move from rural to urban areas.
We have mentioned in detail about Chinese rural-to-urban migration below.