The youth unemployment rate in China remains high, made worse by a projected increase in university graduates this year to 11.8 million, which is 210,000 more than last year. Oddly, in an effort to boost employment rates, many mainland universities are urging graduates not to solely focus on civil service exams and postgraduate studies but to consider “assisting poverty alleviation” in rural areas.
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11 Million College Graduates Sent to Rural Areas? China Faces Grim Job Prospects for Graduates
