Cass: China's urban population at the end of 2008 607 million

China News agency, Beijing, June 15 (reporter Xiayuhua) Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released this morning, "the City Blue Book" revealed that, as of the end of 2008, the country's urban population exceeded the 600 million mark, reached 607 million people, urbanization rate of 45.7%.　　According to the introduction, to the end of 200, the formation of 655 formed cities in China, of which more than 118 mega-cities, more than 39 large cities.　　Vice-editor of the Blue Book, Center for Urban Development and environmental studies Dr Jing said that China's urbanization has accelerated in recent years, compared with 2000, China's urban population increased by 148 million, urbanization rate increased by 9.46 percentage points.　　The group of Jing represents that China's urban economy was affected by the superposition of various factors at home and abroad in 2008, the urban social development is facing severe challenges, and the number of insurance insured is significantly increased. 2008, China's urban environment improved, the national key city of environmental protection, the proportion of fine weather days up to 90.5%, compared to the previous year increased by 1%.　　The quality of urban sound environment is improved remarkably, the average standard of water quality in urban water area is more than 80%, but the Neihu eutrophication of city is more serious. China's urban construction investment continued to grow at a faster pace in 2008, up 0.3% from the previous year.　　The proportion of urban fixed assets investment in fixed assets investment in the whole society is increasing, which is 0.4% higher than last year. According to the Blue Book, the Chinese government has launched 4 trillion stimulus investment plans, a large part of which will be invested in urbanization, investment scale and investment intensity unprecedented. "It can be foreseen that large-scale investment construction and industrial revitalization plan will usher in a new wave of urbanization in China." ”