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How Village Co-ops Are Remapping China’s Rural Communities

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

Villages are investing in rural cooperatives to boost economic productivity, but can they get villagers invested in their communities again?

How China’s ‘Head Geese’ Are Changing Village Governance

The country is empowering businesspeople to remake and revitalize the countryside, but the results are not always ideal.

Better Together? Inside a Village's Embrace of Collectivization

In the post-reform period, some villages have embraced re-collectivization, but the viability of the model remains in question.

Tourism Trap: How Long Can China’s Rural Travel Boom Last? 

In an attempt to reduce poverty, Chinese villages are embracing tourism, but sustainability remains a question.

Rural Land Transfers Must Benefit Farmers, Not Corporations

Leasing land to businesses can help China build an efficient, modern agriculture industry — but only if local villagers are empowered, not exploited.

How Drones Are Luring Young Chinese Back to the Countryside

Drone technology is shaking up Chinese agriculture. Meet the young pilots trying to make farming “cool” again.