Urbanization in China shifts toward people
1 2021-06-29 10:19:46China Daily
Editor : Zhang Mingxin
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China s urbanization rate has risen from less than 20 percent at the beginning of the reform and opening-up policies in the 1980s to reach 63.89 percent in 2020.
Regarding the narrowing gap relative to developed nations, industry experts said urbanization will remain an important driver of economic stability and long-term development.
The vitality of the nation s further urbanization is believed to come from top-tier cities sustainable growth, the development of West China, the rise of Central China and the revitalization of Northeast China.
China will remain in the fast lane of urbanization in the coming decade, said Li Ling, president of CBRE China, a proper agency.
Udom Emmanuel
If there is one governor who is visionary, strategic, calm, unassuming, confident and desirous to bring about transformation starting from his state that is Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. Without making noise over it, the governor is implementing a well-structured strategic development plan to lift Akwa Ibom State and its people from the cesspit of underdevelopment, poor infrastructure, low industrial development, poverty and unemployment. By his strides, the governor understands that these are among the critical issues plaguing Akwa Ibom in particular and Nigeria in general. It is, therefore, not surprising that Akwa Ibom State is now ranking among the leading states in Nigeria in terms of development strides.
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Editor s note:
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, China Daily is publishing a series of stories on the changes and developments in various fields and industries.
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A report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an affiliate of the United Nations, concerned with the functioning of global telecommunications, revealed that only 51 per cent of the world’s population was online as of 2019.
The organisation had freshly launched its facts and figures report titled Measuring Digital Development: Facts and figures 2020 report, where it estimated that only 51 per cent of the population were online as of 2019. This suggests that in a population of over 7 billion people, about 3.7 billion were without connectivity to the Internet.