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[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would kill for the wage increases the average Chinese person has seen over the last decade.

[–] Bondrewd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Then move to China :) You can become an average Chinese person tomorrow, see how that turns out for you.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

Average white guy in a Chinese city lives the life.

The real problem is in some of the poorer rural areas and low-tier cities.

[–] anewbeginning@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You start from a smaller baseline increases are easier. The Chinese economy has very serious problems.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 4 points 2 years ago

The whole globe is in the throes of a global financial and economic crisis, guy.