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It's not easy for a migrant worker in the legislature

Migrant worker representative Hu Xiaoyan If a migrant worker goes into government, is she still a migrant worker? That's the question posed by the story of Hu Xiaoyan. Hu became an instant celebrity this year when she attended the National People's... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Tue, Sep 02 2008

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