China's "floating population" refers to
A) the huge number of Chinese people overseas.
B) Chinese flooded out by the Three Gorges Dam.
C) rural itinerant workers seeking greater prosperity in cities.
D) large numbers of ethnic Japanese who represent a new trend in immigration.

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China's "floating population" refers to the millions of rural itinerant workers who migrate to live and work in cities in search of greater prosperity. They are called "floating" because they do not permanently settle in the cities and often move from one place to another for work.

China's "Floating Population" Refers to