Commentary
Given the World Bank’s poverty level for China’s current income level, more than 40 percent of the population lives in poverty, while 80 percent are poor.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Poverty in China Is Rising
The CCP has yet to lift 800 million out of poverty.
Migrant workers standing near signs advertising their skills as they wait by a street to be hired in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, on Feb. 6, 2023. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
