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Rising Power of China's Spendthrift Generation
Asia Times Online ^ | September 1, 2007 | By Olivia Chung

Posted on 09/01/2007 8:46:24 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL

(HONG KONG) - After working as a migrant worker at a Hong Kong company, which still owes her at least a month's salary of HK$5,000 (US$641) after closing down, May Li returned to her home town of Guangzhou, capital of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, and soon found a similar job there selling and promoting mobile-phone services.

Though she is still in debt due to credit cards, May, 22, said she isn't worried about her financial future. May, who is a trainee, owes 1,500 yuan (US$194) in credit-card debts. But she said she believes she could eventually earn as much as 3,000 yuan a month at her new job.

But she said she still spends as much as she earns, saving nothing. "No matter how much money I earn, it still isn't enough for me to spend," she said with a laugh.

"I don't have any savings, but I'm not worried because I can earn money in the future," said May, who said she has "a nice boyfriend" who is helping her pay off her credit-card debt. "My boyfriend and I had a plan to save half of our salaries since the beginning of last year, but only he could do it," she said......

(Excerpt) Read more at atimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china

1 posted on 09/01/2007 8:46:25 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
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thats pretty bad

because traditionally Chinese have 0 trust in their banks

also there was no social net medical or anything everything is out of pocket expese

so pile of money was that only assurance of emergency services

also there is no social security or pension system

that was the information thus far

this just adds to their big mess of not having any reserves at all and young kids not being able to save

very odd information


2 posted on 09/01/2007 8:50:51 PM PDT by Flavius
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Just curious...does anyone know how China’s inheritance laws work? Will the ‘only children’ inherit their parent’s wealth, or does the state get it?


3 posted on 09/01/2007 9:10:53 PM PDT by goldfinch
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Just curious...does anyone know how China’s inheritance laws work? Will the ‘only children’ inherit their parent’s wealth, or does the state get it?


4 posted on 09/01/2007 9:11:12 PM PDT by goldfinch
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I found this: http://wcm.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cgny/eng/lsqz/laws/t42224.htm


5 posted on 09/01/2007 9:18:12 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
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it still isn't enough for me to spend," she said with a laugh

And they sow the seeds of their downfall...
6 posted on 09/01/2007 11:31:54 PM PDT by steel_resolve (Club the wicked.)
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