New hope for Northeast
China Daily | Updated: 2007-08-21 07:16
Struggling State firms, mass lay-offs, and a new contingent of urban poor.
These striking signs of decline leave the impression that the once proud northeastern industrial base is now a deserted rust belt corroding in the new economic landscape.
To our relief, the just unveiled official roadmap for reviving the Northeast is not intended to be a mere relief program.
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