From The New York Times:
Guangzhou, the chaotic export capital in southern China, appeared to hit a major Chinese milestone this month, becoming the country’s first city to reach a per capita income of $10,000 ” more than five times the nationwide figure and a rough threshold for becoming a “developed” country.
But in a measure of just how problematic prosperity can be here, the city will institute a ban on motorcycles and motorized bicycles on Monday, hoping to quell a crime wave that has been building to more than 100,000 offenses a year.
…”Crime will be a long-term problem in Guangzhou,” said Peng Peng, director of research management for the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences. “As long as there is a vast gap between the rich and poor in the city, Guangzhou will suffer from crime.”…[Full Text]
