China is now at the forefront of global development in areas such as AI and electric vehicles. However, the lives of rural residents left behind by this development are far removed from the image of a high-tech superpower. We present a Caixin report that closely follows female migrant workers who travel 900km from their hometowns to Zhejiang Province to pick tea leaves.
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China is now at the forefront of global development in areas such as AI and electric vehicles. However, the lives of rural residents left behind by this development are far removed from the image of a high-tech superpower. We present a Caixin report that closely follows female migrant workers who travel 900km from their hometowns to Zhejiang Province to pick tea leaves.