Beijing's population surges near 20 million
By Meng Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2010-07-23 07:59
The population of permanent residents in the capital has almost reached 20 million.
Beijing municipal people's congress revealed this week that the capital now has 19.72 million inhabitants.
Previous estimates had predicted that the city's population would swell to that level a decade later than it has.
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