CHINA: Beijing's population tops 17 million
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To China, where new official figures show the population of the capital, Beijing, has now exceeded 17 million. The Public Security ministry says up to a third of the city's residents are also what are known as a "floating population" -- lacking the household registration certificates needed to secure education, health and other services.
Presenter: Xiaoning Mo
Speakers: Professor Gavin Jones, Asia Research Institute of National University of Singapore; Mechai Viravaidya, chairman of Population and community Development Association
