China’s Economic Struggles and Public Response
Summary:
Recent online discussions reveal increasing concerns about China’s economic condition, characterized by rising homelessness, unpaid wages, and a widening wealth gap. Users speculate about the impact of these issues, with some expressing schadenfreude and others showing concern for the potential consequences.
中国ではホームレスが増えている。
当然だ。
未払い賃金も発生しており、当然、こうなる。
メディアは報じないが、中国経済は相当悪い。pic.twitter.com/yYO49roDMU— 髙安カミユ（ミジンコまさ） (@martytaka777) January 4, 2024
User Reactions:
- 髙安カミユ（ミジンコまさ）: “Homelessness is increasing in China. This is inevitable with unpaid wages. The media doesn’t report it, but China’s economy is quite bad.”
- mane papilio: “There’s talk of a 40% unemployment rate among the youth. The population might have decreased from 1.4 billion to 1 billion. The one-child policy has resulted in 30 million men being unable to marry due to a shortage of women, leading to a distorted population structure. We’re entering an ultra-aging society, and military expansion might not be sustainable.”
- きよくん: “Go to Russia 🇷🇺. Don’t come here 🤭.”
- it’s me: “The gap is widening in China 🇨🇳. It’s speculated that 70% earn less than 2000 yuan (about 40,000 yen) a month. Many big supermarkets and electronic stores are closing, leading to a further increase in poverty.”
- kuan 原々（げんげん）: “In some major Chinese cities, like downtown Beijing, there’s prosperity and lots of tourists. It’s hard to judge the whole by a part, but basically, everyone feels the economic downturn in China. The household registration system makes life very different across regions.”
- 小太郎🍉: “It must be cold.”
- 萬屋🇯🇵川﨑興業: “The sound of impending doom is getting closer.”
- トランスポーター カヲル2 🎌: “Most foreign and overseas companies have withdrawn. There’s a noticeable decrease in wealthy people who used to come to Japan. Real estate prices have plummeted. I see no signs of recovery.”
- 沖縄のケン(シーサー平和運動センター): “Seems like they’re heading in the same direction as the North.”
- 黄高山: “Laughing to death, the Japanese who don’t understand anything.”
- 北条時宗: “It’s a country that will disappear even if left alone. Complete neglect is the best strategy.”
- 悪魔伝の七騎士: “For years, it’s been an economy built on sand, surviving only on some overseas investments (lol)!”
- ヘイレン@0730: “NHK talked about things like matchmaking in Xiamen and Taiwan, but it seems it’s easy to hide the truth in a large country.”
- 石毛 克美: “Public servant salaries are delayed, and bank drafts aren’t being accepted, even at state-owned banks. It looks like an economic collapse.”
- Sakur: “Hahaha, stay away!”
- 🎌トシ🇯🇵: “I hope the economy collapses soon so no one can travel to Japan!”
- ( ͜🍠 ･ω･) ͜🍠ｵｲﾓｫ: “If it continues to worsen, we won’t just be worrying about war.”
- Electric Viewers: “Absolutely no to refugees claiming hardship from economic powerhouses!”
- ちゃんみ: “All’s well that ends well 🥰”
- ゆるんおやじ: “The CCP can’t hide the truth anymore, especially after stopping the release of crucial statistics. This could lead to more aggressive foreign policies and more danger 😰”
- 明日を生きたい: “The Chinese economy is inflating its GDP.”
- かるかる: “The path to social chaos is a breath of reflection 😱😱”
- どろいぜん: “It’s fine. It’s just a burst bubble.”
- A Writer a Philosopher: “The U.S. is the same. And it will continue to get worse. Securing a place to live is the minimum requirement.”
- 🐹ひまたね🇯🇵🟠🌸: “This will probably happen in various places in Japan too.”
- 茂くん: “Chinese people can digest anything they eat and only go into a suspended state when frozen – they’ll be fine.”
- 🇯🇵yumi🇯🇵先祖代々愛国者3🇯🇵: “I just remembered unpaid wages… Are they still on strike? Jetstar had a strike over unpaid wages in Japan during the New Year.”
- 日本駄右衛門(元4世) 64天安門 台湾は独立国: “47 homeless due to unpaid wages in Japan. If Kishida remains PM, more might come. We need to change before the Noto earthquake stops being a deterrent.”
- 本郷: “Kitty says, ‘This guy stinks.'”
- ゆきね: “There are many vacant houses with no asset value, but they won’t let people live in them. w😆”