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Published: Sept. 1, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times\' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST\\u2019s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

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In this episode, she chats with ST\'s China correspondent Aw Cheng Wei.\\xa0

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China is on a rural revitalisation drive, helping villages pull themselves out of poverty and closing the income gap with cities. Will the efforts make an impact?

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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1:12 How important are villages to the Chinese economy?

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3:20 Is President Xi Jinping especially committed to the rural economy?

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4:58 An eye opening trip to Hunan; top-driven changes only? Are villagers sceptical?

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9:32 From a geopolitical angle, what roles do villages play?

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11:56 Is village life being romanticised?

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Read Aw Cheng Wei\\u2019s article here: https://str.sg/wzcs

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Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Eden Soh

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Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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