We examine the current poverty prevalence level in China using four nationally representative samples.
The national poverty rate in 2009 was about 12.6 percent using the $1.25-per-day poverty threshold and 16.8 percent using the $1.50-per-day poverty threshold.
Poverty in rural areas is much more severe than in urban areas.
We find that China’s current poverty prevalence is higher than the official estimates.
Don't trust everything that comes out of the CCP propaganda machine.
Science: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043951X14000650
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Don't trust everything that comes out of the CCP propaganda machine.