A score above 40 means inequality is high. In 2021, China’s Gini coefficient was 46.6 (Source: Statista). This compares to 34.4 for the UK and 37.5 for the USA. A very small number of Chinese ...

In contrast, millions of poor people in China struggle to meet their needs. The level of income inequality within a country is measured by the Gini index. Its score (the ‘Gini coefficient ...

The quarterly newsletter Inequality in Focus continues to explore aspects of inequality in selected countries. In this issue, we take a closer look at China, where inequality has been rising in spite ...

The disturbing... Less than a month after the conclusion of China’s hypercompetitive annual university entrance examination (“gaokao”), a satirical meme about an imaginary university has ...

Developing countries worry that opening up to trade with the rest of the world may make the poor poorer and the rich richer, with China sometimes cited as an example of growing income inequality. A ...

Online influencer claims male laryngeal prominence is ‘delicate’, ‘sensitive’ and even ‘sexual in some instances’, just like ...

Further analysis of the data showed that, despite notable inequalities among households in provincial-level regions, China has experienced a reduction in inequality alongside economic development.

Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.

In China, sanitary products are taxed at 13 per ... said the pad scandal had turned long-standing frustrations over inequality into demands for change. "Women have been strategically framing ...