rich and poor in china

Yet another article exposing the class divide reality of China.

China is the world's second-largest economy, but many of its 1.3 billion residents face low wages, a massive gap between rich and poor, and dysfunctional public services that breed discontent. The top 10 percent of Chinese households earn about 26 times what the bottom 10 percent earn. China's gross national per-capita income is $3,620: 124th in the world, above Angola and below Tunisia. In the United States, annual per-capita income is $47,240.

At Peking University First Hospital, a patient can stand in line for hours to buy a 14-yuan ticket, about $2, to see a doctor. Or a patient can pay 200 yuan, almost $30, and see the same doctor without waiting.