Recently China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, visited the small
town of Luotuowan, China. His visit brought a lot of
attention to the severe poverty in that area. Xi visited the small village of Hebei Province
and many of its poor citizens. Mr. Tang, a man visited by Mr.Xi, was in such
poverty that he shared his bed with five other family members.
The publicity from Xi’s visit
started a great deal of help coming in . To help with their need, the
government made arrangements for cooking oil, rice, and $160 cash to be brought
to each household. I’m sure the rice was a special treat with corn products
being one of the main and only dishes that they eat. After being touched by
this story, a businessman drove over 500 miles with more cash and flat screen televisions in hand to give to the people of Hebei Province.
Xi and the Communist Party have
promised to take a closer look in to the wealth gap. This gap is causing social
instability, but what caused the gap? Income inequality
The article states that “Although
official statistics released this month suggested that income
inequality has eased in recent years, many outside analysts say it has
actually gotten worse, making China among the world’s most unequal societies.”
Is there any hope that China’s
Communist Party can help stop the inequality that these rural areas face? Mr.
Tang has high hopes that they will. Mr. Tang and his wife honestly believe that
under Mr. Xi’s power things will get better.
They believe that Xi will be much different from the previous men who
have been in power.
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