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Rednote right now (lemmy.ml)
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The conversations are amazing

A meme captioned "Rednote right now:" followed by an image of an American man saying that everything they were told about China is a lie, and a Chinese woman saying that everything they were told about the US is true.
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

It's nothing personal, I just think it's partly true that. So I added some, including labour issues.

You mentioned median income, According to Zhongjin data, 95% of the population has a monthly income below 5,000 RMB. I don't know the source of your data.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    https://www.timedoctor.com/blog/average-salary-in-china/

    I got the number by clicking on the first link I found, cross checked with my cousin's income and it is within a plausible range. my statement still stands that healthcare is not cheap in China atm and it would eat up a portion of your income if you have severe issues.

    5,000 RMB

    sounds about right, my electrician cousin makes less than that

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Thank you. I see its data from SalaryExplorer, but I couldn't find where SalaryExplorer source.

    Caixin (link, but chinese) did a study last year,

    Low-income households, comprising about 300 million people, will have a per capita disposable income of 8,333 RMB in 2021, or 694 RMB per month.

    while lower-middle-income households will have a per capita disposable income of 18,446 RMB or 1,537 per month.

    High-income households, which make up 20 percent of the population, have a per capita disposable income of 85,836 in 2021, or 7,153 RMB per month.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    That link describes the average salary. Your original comment spoke of the median salary.

    It's unusual that those are the same, especially since China has quite a high gini-coefficient. Where did you find that information?

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