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Rapid urbanization and dramatic population ageing are two of the main characteristics of China’s current economic and social situation. These two features, which interact with and affect each other, are having a major impact on the country’s ability to pursue sustainable development.
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OECD, Economic Surveys.
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Jackson and Howe, Graying of Middle Kingdom.
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Zhang and Wang, “Zhongguo laoling hua,” 48–53.
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Hu, “Shierwu renkou fazhan qushi.”
Wang and Zhang “Shengyu qianli guji.”
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Du, “Zhongguo chengzhen hua,” 5–9.
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Cerdà, Teoría General Urbanización.
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Du, “Zhongguo chengzhen hua,” 5–9.
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Hu, “Shiba ci daibiao dahui.”
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Ibid.
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Han, B., Qi, S. (2016). Ageing, Urbanization, and the Search for a Sustainable Development Model. In: Tsang, S., Men, H. (eds) China in the Xi Jinping Era. The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29549-7_6
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