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| Among economists there is a debate about the true values of China's GDP growth. Some economists have argued that China's economic growth rates are actually much lower than reported by the National Bureau of Statistics. However, in the context of rural and regional development it is more important that the relative contribution of agriculture to China's GDP has declined significantly. China is clearly moving from an agricultural society to an industry and services based society - even in many rural areas (see here). | |||||||
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