CHINA’S 40% OF POPULATION STRUGGLES: PREMIER LI KEQIANG

Highlights:

• More than two-fifths of the population of China has made less than $140 a month.
• The amount is not enough to rent a home in the big city, academics, and to lead a good life.
• Netizens are raising questions on Beijing’s pledge to eradicate poverty by the end of the year.

The claim of Beijing that it had won the war against poverty is proving to be lame. ....