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Shantytown redevelopment 2.0? We don’t think so!

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On Friday, the State Council approved guidance on “actively and steadily promoting the revamping of urban villages in megacities.”
Some context: These redevelopments – first launched in 2008 – aim to improve the living conditions of shantytowns through infrastructure upgrading, urban renewal, and re...