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SOURED DREAMParis, Northeastern China Paris, the city of light, the capital of a country so proud of its living standards, its freedom and its rights. For thousands of Chinese wanting to escape widespread unemployment back home, it is a dreamland. Yet, when they arrive, they find themselves locked in a cycle of exploitation, unable to make a living and too debt-laden to turn back. This story looks at a new wave of immigrant workers from China’s northeastern rustbelt, which suffered massive closures to make way for nimble manufacturing bases in the coastal provinces. [ Full text ] Commissioned by Paris Match in France and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. |
