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The e-commerce revolution sweeping China’s villages

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In China, the internet is helping lift people out of poverty. The government is encouraging rural communities to move away from living off the land and into e-commerce. Thanks to a specialist platform, many former agricultural workers have become entrepreneurs. Our colleagues from France 2 report, with FRANCE 24's Christopher Moore.

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