# Xuzhou
Latest news and articles about Xuzhou
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Poisoned Veins: The Cost of Regulatory Blind Spots in China’s Rural Heartland
An investigation in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, has exposed systemic illegal pollution by sheepskin workshops that have turned a vital irrigation canal into a hazardous wasteland. Despite official claims of a successful environmental crackdown in 2023, weak local enforcement and the decentralized nature of these 'home workshops' allow toxic discharge to continue, threatening food security and public health.
A City That’s Not Rushing to Celebrate a Trillion: What Xuzhou’s Calm on GDP Says About China’s Urban Policy Shift
Xuzhou has refrained from an emphatic announcement that its GDP surpassed one trillion yuan, publishing only a 5.8% real growth figure and urging officials not to be preoccupied with the milestone. The move reflects a broader policy tilt in China away from headline GDP targets toward higher-quality, more balanced urban development, though political incentives to tout such thresholds remain strong.