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This study was supported by the Youth Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Number: 21YJC810003) and Philosophy and Social Science Research Special Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education (Number: 22Z004).

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Huang, X., Yang, Y. Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise. Soc Just Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-024-00432-2

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