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Without resorting to the large-scale forced
removal of people, the only effective solution to Beijing"s population problem is to move some population-intensive organs like university out of the city. There is a disproportionately high number of universities in Beijing. Moving some of them away would not reduce Beijing"s educational strength at all. The huge gap between educational resources in top-tier cities like Beijing and less-developed regions has failed to keep balanced economic development. The government could kill two birds with one stone by moving Beijing-based universities to Hebei. |
For decades, young students have swarmed
to Beijing for higher education. Moving universities out of Beijing could create disruptions and unexpected problems, thus complicating Beijing"s goal of reducing its population. The universities thathave to move out of Beijing would lose some of their appeal. They may also become smaller and weaker, and this would hurt Chinese education overall. Moving universities might be more complex and costly than relocating State-owned enterprises or government agencies. This is not an ideal solution to Beijing"s population problem. |