Poverty in China refers to the state of relative or absolute material deprivation that affects hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens, particularly those living in rural areas.Since the start of far-reaching economic reforms in the late 1970s, growth has fueled a remarkable increase in per capita income and a decline in the poverty rate from 85% in 1981 to 33.1% in 2008 (poverty being defined as the number of people living on < $1.25/day).The poverty rate in China fell from 26% in 2007 to 7% by 2012, according to a different measure produced by Gallup.At the same time, however, income disparities have increased.
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