China’s Urban-Rural Income Gap Keeps Widening, Challenging Xi’s ‘Common Prosperity’

China’s Urban-Rural Income Gap Keeps Widening, Challenging Xi’s ‘Common Prosperity’
Day laborers hold signs advertising their skills as they wait to get hired for renovation work in Shenyang, China on March 27, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Jennifer Bateman
Ellen Wan
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Recently, authorities and experts in China have acknowledged that income inequality between urban and rural areas is increasing and that it presents a tremendous challenge for achieving “common prosperity.”

“Common Prosperity” is a propaganda slogan coined by Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. It promises economic stability to all Chinese citizens and is at the same time a vital prerequisite for cementing Xi’s continued leadership during the coming years.

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