Economic disparities in China have reached new highs, contradicting President Xi Jinping’s goal of “common prosperity.” Data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China reveals that urban high earners make 6.3 times more than the bottom 20%. COVID-19 policies have especially hurt service workers, slowing down their income recovery. Meanwhile, the wealthy in cities […]
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