1、What is Chineses really povertyA foreigner who first comes to China may be confused by Chinese status quo. The US owes China more than 800 trillion dollars, and the consumption of luxury goods is up to 6500 million dollars which is on a winning streak globally for three years. At the same time, he w
2、ill be astonished at the poor conditions of migrant workers in the cities. So are Chinese rich or poor? In order to figure out this question, we must first make it clear what poverty means for Chinese. With Chinese urbanization, more and more migrant workers come to the cities to seek a higher salar
3、y to support their family. As a consequence, those left-behind children have no access to a normal life. They have no access to parental love and no opportunity to get a proper education. And the number of left-behind children is up to an astonishing figure of 58 million in 2012. Thus, more problems
4、 are revealed. This reminds me of a story told be a journalist. When he once asked a child cowherd why he pastured everyday, the little boy said he needed to earn money. And when he saved enough money, he would get a wife and gave birth to a child. When asked about his next plan after having his chi
5、ld, he gave an amusing but heart-wrenching answer: to pasture cattle. He does not know what his future lies in. So, it is not hard to see that the poor in China come from rural areas. Lack of education is more severe a problem for these people. Besides, the migrant workers feel no sense of belonging
6、 in the city. They are far away from home and are not accepted by people in metropolises. They are outsiders in both worlds. On the one hand, being absent from countryside life for so long alienates them from their land, on the other hand, they are not part of the city in their heart.However, we sho
7、uld not be afraid of poverty. As long as we are willing to change, poverty will stay away from us. There is a famous Chinese saying: Knowledge changes fate. And we all believe only when the spiritual world is enriched can poor Chinese have a different fate. Poverty is an underlying danger to our soc
8、iety and the government needs to do everything to improve the present situation and invigorate peoples spirits. Besides, relieving taxation is one way out. By doing so, the poor people will contribute more money to their spiritual world and get rid of the manacles imposed by the lack of money. Actua
9、lly, we are taking action. Up till now, more than 4100 teachers have received the special training for elementary and junior schools in rural areas according to a research plan carried out by Beijing Foreign Studies University. Moreover, from 2005 to 2010, the average income increase rate for poor p
10、easants is leveled up from 30% to 65%.In order to reach the ultimate goal, we need the government, and all of us to work together to make a change. Chinese will not stay in poverty forever. And with the rapid development and high investment in rural areas, we have every reason to believe that Chinese are moving to a brighter future.
