Two Op-Ed (opinion-editorial) Assignments

Two Op-Ed Assignments

China 's Race and Raise

By the end of the year , the Chinese government will start discussing about raising its poverty line . From the current 152 annual income threshold , the new limit will be set at 186 . For the Chinese people this is good news . Yet there are facets to the issue that needs to be covered just as well

Over 40 million Chinese are living in poverty today . This does not include the poor in urban areas , which account for over 20 million Looking at it , the

poverty population in the urban areas alone is as much as the surprising with China 's population of 1 .3 billion . When the poverty line is increased , the numbers will rise too . This means more Chinese being labeled as poor , and more subsidies and allowances for the government to shell out

However , it is a much deserved move for the Chinese people . The global poverty line itself has been raised . Where before a-dollar-a-day is the poverty threshold , it is now up to 1 .25 . With prices of commodities on a steep climb everywhere , it is a rational thing to enact . Gas prices are fluctuating and food item prices are soaring . With citizens who can barely eat three decent meals in a day , housing , clothing , and education also become a problem . All of these are loopholes that the government needs to cover to satiate their poor constituents . This is not isolated in China . People in other countries are undergoing the same recession issues , and dancing the same tune for the dance with poverty

The new poverty threshold proposed for China is still lower than the global norm . Yet it serves its purpose as China is still among the cheapest countries to live in . After the proposition is ratified , China will have to provide allowances , healthcare , free education , and job priorities to as much as 80 million of its citizens - double the number of the current poverty statistics . It should not pose a problem though as China is among the fastest growing countries in the world today . Of course , it became evident in how they handled the Beijing Olympics , but more than this China is proving itself as a superpower in economics . In the past several years , Chinese corporations and even small-playing companies have lead world trades in many different industries - this despite repetitive claims from competition of poor quality and health issues related to their products

Indeed China is growing , and must take all the steps necessary to lift their citizens with them in their growth . Other countries must follow suit . It is by empowering their people that governments can be empowered . It is by creating and implementing plans that governments can see how well (or how bad ) their country is going - and where their people are leading . Indeed it is difficult to create a tiger economy without considering making tigers out of citizens . China 's journey to its new world where they lead in industries and businesses all...