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Wealth Rises in China with Increasing Social Cost

With the release of the most recent China “rich list,” it was discovered that the number of billionaires in China had doubled. Meanwhile, resentment is escalating among other members of Chinese society who are not on the winning end of China’s economic reforms. The Los Angeles Times blog looks at the rising tensions between rich and poor in China:There’s a growing unease a