Inspiring hope
In a speech on May 4, a day when all of China commemorates the patriotism of youths protesting Western partitioning of Chinese sovereignty 94 years ago, President Xi said the nation must inspire hope in the youth, who in themselves embody hope for the future.
Indeed, if a large majority of the nation's young people are unemployed, the consequences are unpleasant, both for social stability and for a country on its way up in the world.
That's why the results of the bluebook are all the more worthwhile and important. More efforts are needed to dispel some young people's gloomy vision of their prospects. And this job can start with making cities like Bei Shang Guang more youth-friendly, and to a larger extent, migrant-friendly. Inclusive growth, a mandate of the new leadership, provides dynamics for the social harmony politicians crave.
Although long-running obstacles to this new growth goal won't go away overnight, and any precipitous reform of hukou will likely escalate the conflict of interests between locals and migrants, we trust our politicians, wise as they are, to provide better public services for people earning their livelihoods in urban China.
They have every right to dream about a better future, to realize their personal "China Dream," in full harmony with cities where they are treated more as residents than sojourners.
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