Disparity In Wealth And Social Tensions Of The Chinese Communist Party

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As Yang illustrates, the Chinese Communist Party is fully aware of the social tensions that arose when a disparity in wealth between the new rich and the poor emerged, as well as divergent interest of the people. The Party originally went through the motions of suppressing the evidence of the concerns of the people, looking to shut down protests and control the media. The Chinese leadership recognized that this method was not viable and realized that the Party must give (at least a little). In an effort to alleviate this disparity in wealth and social tensions, the Party has initiated a variety of populist initiatives. These include monitoring wages and pensions in the urban workforce, assistance to disadvantaged groups (ruoshi qunti), as well