China began to shift from an industrial-led society to a consumer-led society in 2007 and this continues.

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An Industrial and Provident Society (IPS) has been set up to run the service as Suffolk County Council tries to make savings.

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They say that China is fast moving from an agricultural society to an industrial one, with more farmers leaving the land for the cities.

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