"No one wants migrants as neighbors" - the conflict underlying urbanization

China Urbanization Push to Hit Roadblocks Amid Local Opposition - Bloomberg | China's plan to encourage hundreds of millions of rural residents to settle in cities to boost growth faces opposition from local governments, according to Li Tie, an official with the country's top economic planning agency. Li spoke at an urbanization forum in Beijing where officials, researchers and company executives highlighted challenges. They cited the strain on local-government finances, the dangers of overbuilding and the cost of scrapping the hukou, or residence permit, system that denies migrants the welfare, health and education benefits of city dwellers.