Category: Gini coefficient

China’s Richest Made Gains Despite Pandemic

April 23, 2022
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China’s wealthiest got richer during the first year of the pandemic, says a recent report that follows an earlier study that indicates the top 2 percent of the population owns 80 percent of the country’s total wealth. As of Jan. 1, 2021, wealthy Chinese families—those with total assets exceeding approximately $942,000—had a combined wealth of…

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Statistics Show Gloomier Outlook in Upward Mobility Among China’s Poor

November 18, 2021
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In China, it has been increasingly difficult for people from poor families to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than those from rich families. This condition is in direct correlation to the uneven distribution of wealth ande growing gap between the rich and the poor. This is the conclusion of a research project done by economists…

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China’s White Paper on Poverty Alleviation Triggers Doubts About the Real Situation

October 5, 2021
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On Sept. 28, the Chinese regime issued a white paper on poverty elimination in China, claiming that Party leader Xi Jinping, “has personally planned, led, and endeavored to build a moderately prosperous society.” The document followed Xi’s public announcements in February and July proclaiming that China has achieved “a complete victory” to end rural poverty…

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