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Inequality in China is becoming more extreme

Inequality in China is becoming more extreme

Estimated 852 million hungry people in the world 2004

Estimated 852 million hungry people in the world 2004

Questioning China's decrease in poverty

Questioning China's decrease in poverty

71% of the world's people live where inequality increasing as of 2011

71% of the world's people live where inequality increasing as of 2011

74% of the reduction in the developing world's hunger from 1990 to 2015 is from China alone

74% of the reduction in the developing world's hunger from 1990 to 2015 is from China alone

200 million Chinese smallholders produce 20% of food in the world

200 million Chinese smallholders produce 20% of food in the world

Chinese agriculture is 55.6% more efficient than American agriculture, in terms of people fed per he

Chinese agriculture is 55.6% more efficient than American agriculture, in terms of people fed per he

Global organic agricultural land has more than doubled since 2000, and is currently at least 37.2 mi

Global organic agricultural land has more than doubled since 2000, and is currently at least 37.2 mi

Bt cotton in China

Bt cotton in China

But if China (where Green Revolution techniques were not emphasized and employed) is eliminated from

But if China (where Green Revolution techniques were not emphasized and employed) is eliminated from

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