600 Million Trapped in Poverty: Homeless, Starving, and Forgotten

600 Million Trapped in Poverty: Homeless, Starving, and Forgotten

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China Lens
138 Video Views·Aug 3, 2025  #chinanews #chinalens #ChinaEconomy

"Once hailed as an unstoppable economic force, China now hides a growing underclass in plain sight. The illusion of prosperity is cracking — and underneath lies a crisis of epic proportions.
They were teachers, builders, dreamers. Today, many sleep in tunnels and forage for food. China's glittering skyline conceals a brutal truth: over 600 million people live on less than $2 a day. The government calls it stability. The streets tell a different story.
For decades, Beijing sold the world a dream of rising wealth — futuristic trains, global tech champions, and megacities built in record time. But now, that dream is collapsing under the weight of debt, unemployment, and desperation.
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