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BY THE NUMBERS.(International Edition; PERISCOPE)(China)(Brief article)

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On the eve of the 30th anniversary of China's social reforms, a new U.N. Development Program study looks at the country's socioeconomic gains, and an increasing urban-rural gap:

7.5Number of years longer that the average Chinese is expected to live, compared with 1975. Urban residents are expected to live 6.6 years longer than rural residents.

40 Percentage decrease in China's ...

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