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State Grid workers in Ningxia. Credit: 田满潮
China’s announcement during last month’s ‘Two Sessions’ meetings of a new data ministry grabbed international headlines, but domestically another decision kicked up a stir: Beijing’s announcement of a 5 percent cut in the size of the central government's workforce.
Government ministries and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have long been the country’s biggest employers. In recent years, young Chinese have coveted government jobs, viewing them as more stable and less grueling t
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