Thursday, October 16, 2008

China is at an important period of social transformation

China is at an important period of social transformation

China is at an important period of social transformation, urban and rural areas, regions, industries and individuals between the growing gap between rich and poor has aroused great concern. Gu Shengzu said members of the data used, in accordance with international organizations, experts estimate that China's poorest 10 percent share of the consumer population, only 1.8 percent; 20% of the poorest of the population share of consumption accounted for only 4.7 percent. Statistics show that China's rural areas were 26,000,000 people living in absolute poverty, there are nearly 50,000,000 just out of poverty. In addition, 22,000,000 urban residents enjoy the government's minimum living standard, together with the disabled population, the affected population and other difficulties in life, need the help of hundreds of millions of the population.