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With regard to urbanization, China has made remarkable achievements since it began reform and opening up. Such achievements include a notable increase in the urbanization rate, the growing dominance of urban economies, the growing role of central cities, significant improvements in urban infrastructures, public services and standard of living, fast-growing urban agglomerations, and the increasing ripple effects of urbanization.
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The population refers to China’s urban population, and the size of built-up areas is the total area of Chinese towns, county seats and cities.
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Wei, H. (2019). Urbanization in China: A Historical Review. In: Urbanization in China. Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1408-7_1
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