In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is positive or a negative development?

Urbanisation is constantly progressing over the world, which has inevitably resulted in a decrease in the rural population. From my perspective,

this

phenomenon, on the one hand, helps

peasants

access high-quality public resources;

on the other hand

, these "new citizens" could be severely exploited without systematic support for them. Before expounding on the issue, I would like to explore the benefits of urbanisation for the rural population. One of the most important is that when migrating to

cities

,

peasants

can more easily utilise high-quality resources, including municipal schools, top hospitals, and convenient transport systems which are usually concentrated in

cities

. My grandmother, who spent most of her life in the outskirts, was surprised that it took only three yuan to cross thirty kilometres by the underground, which is inconceivable in rural areas.

This

to some degree suggests that migration to

cities

can improve farmers' living standards.

Nevertheless

, what we have to note is that

this

is often theoretically possible. In many cases,

peasants

who move to

cities

not only do not enjoy urban conveniences but

also

are systematically exploited by the

cities

they choose. One compelling example may be Chinese "peasant workers", which means they live in

cities

and pay corresponding taxes but are not allowed to register their children in urban schools, and the local government will not cover any of their medical expenses.

This

may sound absurd and cruel, but

this

is true. Exorbitant living costs in

cities

and negligible support from local governments usually make peasant workers struggle with poverty, which is even more abhorrent when against the prosperity of those

cities

. Seen from

this

aspect, urbanisation is radically worrying. To summarise, theoretically speaking, migrating to

cities

is helpful to improve

peasants

' living standards

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since there are a large amount of resources.

Nonetheless

, unfortunately, the lack of supporting policies has transformed migration into systematic exploitation against

peasants

, which must raise enough awareness of governments.