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This article is terrible. There's literally only one statistic and two people interviewed.
Regardless, if it's true that tier 2 cities are seeing a much higher population increase, it is an objectively good thing if it can be matched with decent quality development to accomodate the new residents. You don't want a situation like India where there are 8-12 tier 1 cities (tier 1 by India's standards lol) which see constant influx of precarious migrant workers and grow by the way of unmanaged sprawl and slums sort of like a tumour. The population in China is going to become more urban proportionally for many years still. It is better if there are more cities than fewer.