China Middle Class Survey -- An Authoritative Report from the Middle Class of Chinese Society

Author: Chen Guanren, Yi Yang
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The middle class is a new stratum in today's Chinese society and will become the mainstream population of the well-off society tomorrow. So, what exactly are the middle class? How did they become middle class? How is their formation and development bringing about changes and influences to our society and lives? The term "middle class" was once a frightening one, but today it has become an alluring topic. It is linked to international buzzwords like SOHU, CEO, CBD, and TOWNHOUSE, and forms a trendy lifestyle landscape with white-collar workers, golden-collar workers, villas, cars, and branded fashion. It represents a fashion, a lifestyle, a symbol of wealth, and a synonym for high quality. The struggles and lifestyles of the middle class, their opportunities and challenges, reflect our society and our individual futures. In the grand wave of reform and opening up and the great march toward modernization, China's middle class has emerged as a new social group. The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed expanding the proportion of the middle-income group, undoubtedly encouraging the growth and development of the middle-class ranks. However, the construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects means that the majority of people will step into the middle class, entering an era of wealth and civilization. This requires the majority of the population to become middle class. Therefore, China's middle class will develop rapidly, and it will no longer be a distant dream for most people to become middle class! However, entering a middle-class society requires efforts and struggles from the national, individual, policy, action, technological, objective, and subjective levels. To this end, we have organized a group of domestic renowned experts and scholars who, after repeated investigations and interviews, conducted analysis and research over more than half a year, ultimately completed the book "China's Middle Class Survey," hoping to advance China's entry into a middle-class society.