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Why more than 1.6 million Chinese people have left areas in the northeast to move south | South China Morning Post

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A prolonged economic recession in China’s northeast is behind the movement of more than 1.6 million people from the region since 2013, according to Chinese media reports. Most of the people have relocated to southern provinces including Hainan and Guangdong chasing warmer weather and better jobs. In recent years, Yu…

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