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What Do You Do? “Strange” Jobs in China

What Do You Do? “Strange” Jobs in China

May 26, 2012By Beth Green, eChinacities.com

One of the things that has always amazed me about China's mega-cities is that there are enough jobs to go around. Not only are the country's top-tier cities populous in their own right, but a continuous flood of migrant workers from far flung provinces means that there is a constant need for new positions to fill. Read more>>

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