to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Convention concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers / Migrant Workers Convention
"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
Programme of National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation and Recovery / Programme for National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation
General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities / Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community
General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities / Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community
Agreement on Social and Economic Aspects and Agrarian Situation / Social and Economic Agreement
The four tones
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