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January 2007

The government wants to share the spoils of 20 years of growth more evenly. The challenges are daunting

In central Hubei province, farmers look at the new hospital in the nearest town with skepticism. As far as Farmer Pei is concerned, it represents a potential expense he can ill afford. Sucking on a cigarette as he walked along a road from his fields, the middle-aged farmer said he was reluctant to use it.

"Treatments are very expensive and we have to bear the entire cost of treatment ourselves," he said.

Treatment at the hospital costs much more than local ...

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