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| China Reports First Increase in Poverty |
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China last year recorded the first increase in people living in
poverty since the beginning of reform a quarter century ago.
The expanding poverty came about even though China's economy grew by more than nine percent last year. During the year a total of 800,000 people, mostly farmers, were dragged below the poverty line, which in China is set at an annual income of US$77. (CRI July 18, 2004) |
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