China has the second largest number of poor people in the world, only after India. Although the overall living standard in China is rising, the gaps between rural areas and metropolises, and the coastal area in East China and inland area remain strikingly obvious. China is one of the most unevenly developing countries in Asia. Although the majority of Chinese feel that they have a higher living standard than their parents, there are rising concerns over inequality, corruption, and consumer rights protection. China is relentlessly working hard to fix these problems, so as to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
中国拥有全球第二大贫困人口量，仅次于印度。尽管中国的整体生活水平正在提高，但是农村地区和大城市，东部沿海地区和内陆地区（inland area）的差距仍然非常大。中国是发展最不均衡的亚洲国家之一。虽然大多数中国人觉得他们比自己的父母有更高的生活水平，但越来越多的人对不平等、腐败和消费者权益保护的问题表示担忧。对于这些问题，中国正在坚持不懈地努力解决，以减小贫富差距。
