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Group C include cities that seem to have balanced economies between
secondary and tertiary industries. They also seem to have experiencing slightly
faster growth in secondary industries than the service sector. These cities are
mostly in central China that have been receiving capital and labor influx from
the coast, where the manufacturer costs have been rising in the last decade.
This group can be called balanced-industrializing cities.

Figure 3: Normalized weights of secondary and tertiary industries for group C cites.

Group D and E are cities with heavy reliance on secondary industries than
on the tertiary industries. The major difference between these two groups is
the trend in industry composition change. Despite of the fluctuation, there is
no observable trnd for group D cities, all of which are traditionally regarded
as industrial centers. Hence the group D is called traditional industrial centers.

Figure 4: Normalized weights of secondary and tertiary industries for group D cites.

In contrast, group E cities seem to have industrial sectors that are heavy in
the economy and is still growing steadily. Similar to Group C, cities in group E
are mostly in central China, and are poised to take the industries retired from
coastal cities. This strategy seems to be more desirable for group E cities

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