Note: This blog post was written in 2011. In 2021, China announced the eradication of extreme poverty in the country, having lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty.

Child poverty is not solely a problem for poor countries. Although China is now the world’s second largest economy, having overtaken Japan in February, its spectacular economic growth has not yet fully reached the poorest children and communities. There are still 100 million children living on less than $2 a day, with stark disparities between urban and rural areas.

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