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An American netizen was brain-blowing, and he asked the question on the American version of Zhihu Quora: "How did you react to the staggering level of poverty when you visited China?"
People who can ask this kind of question, they probably don't know China, in fact, since the reform and opening up, China has undergone earth-shaking changes, China's economy has developed rapidly, and now China is firmly on the second throne in the world.
Not only that, the mainland has a good performance in science and technology, military and other fields, China has helped hundreds of millions of farmers to achieve poverty alleviation, and now China has become the second in the world, although there is still a gap with the United States, but it is also a matter of time before it surpasses the United States.
In addition, China has reached the first place in the world in terms of purchasing power, and China today is no longer the China of a hundred years ago, China was indeed poor, but now China is second only to the United States.
Therefore, in the face of questions from American netizens, many people also commented below, and a British netizen living in China said, "What kind of astonishing poverty level do you refer to?" I have lived in China for eight years, and I don't think China is very poor.
On the contrary, I think China is more advanced than any country in the world, they have better health care, and at the same time, their cities seem to be more modern, their economic growth is exceptionally fast, and a lot of businesses are opening and staying afloat.
In China, you can get a better education, everybody has to learn, otherwise you will become illiterate, the roads in China are very developed, you can drive anywhere you want, it's just so convenient.
However, it is the problem of poverty, I don't think China is poor, you say China is poor, then can you give me an example, if you can't give an example, it means that you don't know China, and now China's development is really beyond your imagination.
Then netizens commented that the Chinese per capita GDP ranking of 60 is not too bad, and it is understandable to feel poor, in 1980, the per capita GDP of the Chinese was only half of that of Nigeria, and now many people over the age of 50 are starving.
Immediately afterwards, another Chinese netizen said that China is not poor at all, on the contrary, when I came to the United States, I saw the dark side of the United States, and I was almost shocked by the poverty and social problems in this country.
It's hard to imagine that there are so many homeless people in this self-proclaimed powerful country, and the drug problem seems to be serious, and it's sad to see from this photo that the streets are full of homeless people.
On the contrary, there are very few homeless people in China now, while the problem of homeless people in the United States is getting worse day by day, and you find that in the United States, whether it is on the street or under the bridge, there will always be a lot of homeless people, and these are homeless people.
There are many young people in the United States who can't find jobs, so they run to the streets at a young age to ask for food, which means that the country has no future at all.
Near restaurants in the United States, you can always see a group of homeless people gathered together, and the United States doesn't seem to care about these poor people, so compared to these places in the United States, is China really poor, I don't think the United States is a poor country.
Then American netizens commented, I am an American, I admit that there are many places in the United States where homelessness exists, the United States is just glamorous on the outside, in fact, there are many poor Americans waiting for help.
The most serious thing in the United States is drug and gun violence, and the ban on guns in the United States has led to great social problems in the United States, which makes me feel sad, although I am an American, but I have also been to China, and I have worked as an English teacher in China.
Just like any country, they have their own poverty problems, but compared to the United States, China has done quite well, China is a very beautiful country, if you want to travel, then China is of course a good choice.
Another foreign netizen who graduated from Boston University said that the contrast between China and the United States is stark, I have been to about 12 cities in China, and the first impression of China is that it is safe, and China's social security is very good.
In China, you don't have to worry about gun violence, and you rarely see homeless people in China, and I personally think that China is even more secure than the United States, and you seem to be able to make it more convenient in China.
China's infrastructure is so good that you can take the subway to wherever you want, and you can even go out without cash and just use your phone to make payments, which the United States doesn't have.
China has gone from absolute poverty to relative affluence in just a few decades, and I believe that no country can do that, so ignorant people should not look at China with ignorant eyes, and we should respect it.
Of course, there are still some relatively poor places in China today, because China is still a developing country, but it cannot be denied that some areas of China are actually very modern and developed, almost on a par with the United States.
As netizens said, even in extreme poverty situations, China is even better.
With the continuous development of the country and the continuous improvement of highways, more and more remote areas are also developing their own characteristics to promote the economy, and I believe that it will get better and better in the future.