About China’s “poverty alleviation slow trains”

One of 81 routes that services remote places in China as part of the government's poverty alleviation efforts. (Charles Zhang/Marketplace)
Charles Zhang/Marketplace
In China, low-income riders rely on slow, government-subsidized trains. Also on today's show: Commercial construction faces a rocky year, and Apple bets that users will opt in to be tracked.
Music from the episode
Pink + White Frank Ocean
Smile Meditation Vulfpeck
Gumball Machine Weekend Yppah
El Jardin Hermanos Gutierrez
Watch it Grow The Everywheres
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios
Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer
Sean McHenry
Associate Producer