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‘I felt like a celebrity’: Personalized ads hit China metro stations as operators scramble for cash

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Dozens of personalized ads have appeared in Guangzhou subway stations in recent months .

The schemes, which began this year , come as local governments tighten budgets in the face of high debts and slashed budgets due to a nationwide property sector crisis.

China ’s robust growth, one of the fastest sustained expansions for a major economy in history, was propelled for decades by a housing boom fueled by a rising population and urbanization.