"A monthly income of 3,000 yuan (about 80,000 yen)... it's really a thing..."

On Chinese SNS, a Chinese woman's shock is making waves.

She heard from a friend that in China's Guangxi region, it's not uncommon for people to work for around 3,000 yuan a month, or even less, and she was quite surprised.

When China is talked about, what catches the eye on SNS is often the skyscrapers in Shanghai or Shenzhen, luxury cars, the latest EVs, convenient delivery services, and rapidly advancing technology.

As a result, even among Chinese people themselves,

"China is now almost indistinguishable from developed countries"
"Living standards are on par with the G7"

...there are those who hold such an image.

However, China is an extremely vast country, with significant income disparities depending on the region and occupation.

That doesn't mean the affluent China that stands out on SNS is a lie.

That's China too.
And the people living on 3,000 yuan a month—that's China as well.

Behind the China visible through national propaganda or SNS algorithms lies another China that doesn't often surface in everyday life.

Perhaps the most intriguing part is that it's not foreigners, but Chinese people themselves who are shocked to learn about this reality.

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