中国朝着城市化国家目标迈进

World Population Day has just passed and more attention is being given to population issues. According to the authorities, in the next five years, China's urban population is going to overtake the rural population for the first time. What does this mean for the country and its development?

刚刚送走了世界人口日，人们对人口问题也给予了更多的关注。据官方统计，在未来5年里，中国的城市人口数量将会首次赶超农村人口数量。这对中国以及中国的发展意味着什么呢？

The National Population and Family Planning Commission said recently, the urban population in the country will pass 700 million in the near future, which will take up 50% of the total population. The population structure is going to experience a dramatic change, and social and economic development will also be affected.

国家人口和计划生育委员会近期称，在不久的将来，中国城市人口数量将会突破7个亿，占到全国人口数量的50%。国家的人口结构将会体验重大改变，社会以及经济发展也将受到影响。

"It is very meaningful to China. Because we used to be an agricultural country for such a long time. When the country's urban population takes up more than 50% of the total population, we can say our country is an urbanized country. I think it's going to be a milestone in China's history."

“这对中国来说意义重大。因为从古至今，中国一直是个农业国。当一个国家的城市人口数量超过总人口数量的50%时，我们就可以称之城市化国家。我想，这对中国来说，具有里程碑意义。”

Meanwhile, experts also say our society has to get ready for the coming changes.

与此同时，专家也提醒到，我们的社会需要为将来的变革做好准备。

 "We should pay attention to the quality of urbanization. There are a lot of topics around the next generation of rural people. These young people were born in the cities, barely have connection with the rural areas. But it's hard for them to become a real part of the city. So the issue of the living condition of these flowing population is very important too. It is closely connected to the quality of urbanization. "

“我们应当重视中国的城市化水平。农村人口的下一代将会面临诸多需要解决的课题。这些人出生在城市，与农村几乎毫无联系。但对他们来说，真正成为城市人口的一员也是很难的。因此，流动人口的生活条件问题也是十分重要的。这与中国的城市化水平息息相关。”

Facing the population change, we have to be more concerned about many issues, including how to relieve the population pressure in big cities, and how to improve the development of small cities.

面对人口结构的改变，我们须要更加关心很多问题。这些问题包括，如何减轻大城市人口的压力；如何加快小城市的发展。