• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    13 days ago

    The PRC has a larger middle class than the entire population of the US. But yeah they do need to do more, conditions for the lowest workers are still unacceptably poor, despite improvements.

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      12 days ago

      Yes, it is also the second most populous nation.

      It has a population of about 1.3 billion - 0.4 billion = 0.9 billion.
      And that 0.9 billion ain’t 30:70 upper vs. working class.

      And of those 400,000,000 who are middle class - that comes with very long work hours and a huge level of stress. Maybe Capitalism with US Characteristics has that level of stress, competition, and grindset too. I’m European, so to me - the middle class of China seems overworked and stressed.