Blog 3: Getting to Know Your International Contacts
I choose to read about China’s Poverty since I have still had no response on my connections from another country.
Some insight that I gained from the website:
· 1.2 million Chinese children live in absolute poverty and 8.7 million live in disadvantaged conditions. China has made major strides in reducing their poverty.
· Rural poverty is estimated to have fallen from 250 million in 1978 to 35 million in 2000 and from 30.7 per cent of the population to 3.7 per cent according to official statistics.
· China's transition from a centrally planned to a globalized market economy has helped reduce chronic poverty and disadvantage, but also created new forms of vulnerability and poverty.
· The national poverty line is low by international standards, meaning that many more people live close to poverty.
· 98 per cent of children from poor urban families are accessing education, and the majority of poor families said they would not let poverty prevent their children from attending school or entering higher education.
· I liked how China wants to provide good quality education for all children. It does not matter if the children are in poverty or not. Much like the US we want our children to have the best education that they can. It should not matter where you come from!
I agree that education is important regardless of income status. I think education is the best answer to making our economy grow in the future. Therefore, it is critical that a country makes every effort to improve education opportunities for all children and values the positive impact that can come from it.
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