Thousands of poor workers have fallen foul of a housing safety crackdown many suspect is driven by other motivesInside the shell of one of dozens of derelict buildings in this condemned migrant community, a cinnabar-coloured calendar was nailed to the wall, adorned with the face of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his inescapable political slogan: “CHINA DREAM”.Outside, as night fell and roadside puddles hardened into black ice, rural migrants who had come to China’s capital chasing pavements of gold set about dismantling their own. Continue reading…
Via: The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of China dream
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