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Originally Posted by Tien
China added hundreds of million of Chinese workers to its middle class in about 2 decades, and many more are joining the ranks every year. The middle class is exploding and the economy is sitting at 11.2 trillion GDP.
lol gtfo
The economy of China requires far more nuance to assess and analyze than what you provide. You can't go high GDP therefore awesome and remain intellectually honest.
You have parts of China that are third world (subsistence farming and factory work), second world (heavy industry and urbanization) and first world (green power and service-based economy) all mixed into one country. Wealth is highly concentrated in large cities on the coastline while inland rural areas are disregarded by the government.
China has no upward mobility for the lower-class. If you're born to subsistence farmers, your future has been predetermined. You don't have the network to get favors to work your way up and you don't have the money to study overseas and get work there.
Nobody will say that live under Mao was better than life now. But to say that China is a country with thriving middle-class is laughable.