{"id":1257,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/beijing-to-demolish-old-buildings\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:09:29","slug":"beijing-to-demolish-old-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/beijing-to-demolish-old-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing to Demolish Old Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Authorities in Beijing have unveiled plans to demolish 40 sq km (15 sq miles) of alleged illegal structures, a move set to displace thousands of low-paid migrant workers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities in Beijing have unveiled plans to demolish 40 sq km (15 sq miles) of alleged illegal structures, a move set to displace thousands of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?type=marketing\"> low-paid migrant workers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s acting mayor said they would &#8220;ensure zero increase of such structures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2017, Beijing tore down buildings that violated safety codes, evicting tens of thousands of workers.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how many workers will be displaced this time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtWvP-3XWxOQX4v8er9bNfAAHWeI?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Beijing Demolish1.jpg\" width=\"695\" height=\"390\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The demolition drive will displace many of the city&#8217;s migrant workers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Image: EPA<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Chinese capital will also continue to &#8220;close small shops operated from illegal openings cut in the wall&#8221;, according to an annual report released by acting mayor Chen Jining.<\/p>\n<p>Officials believe these are illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/modification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modifications<\/a> to traditional buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Although the campaign is being presented as a way to improve the city, critics accuse the government of targeting a vulnerable population with few rights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fv0XUoSYFqRXYRZbFRJ2HJmExYc3?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Beijing Demolish2.jpg\" width=\"695\" height=\"356\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Tens of thousands of workers were evicted in demolitions in November 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Image: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Millions of migrant workers have moved from the Chinese countryside to cities in the past decades. The World Bank predicts that by 2030, as many as 70% of Chinese people will live in cities.<\/p>\n<p>However, in recent years Beijing has been trying to reduce the population in some parts of the city by 15% to ease pressure on its infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities in Beijing have unveiled plans to demolish 40 sq km (15 sq miles) of alleged illegal structures, a move set to displace thousands of low-paid migrant workers. 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