Opinion | Web campaign shows Chinese riches don't trickle down to shabby villages
If government office buildings in China were a representation of people’s wealth in more rural areas, most of the country’s thousands of counties would appear steeped in luxury and excess.
“I ask you all to upload to Sina Weibo photos of government offices in these poverty-stricken counties alongside photos of local schools and farmers’ houses. We want to know how our taxpayer money is being used for poverty alleviation. Let’s see how many photos we can get up! Join together to support! Forward this! Upload!”
As of Tuesday, Xue’s post on weibo has garnered more than 61,600 forwards and over 19,000 comments.
“I support this proposal! Our county is poverty-stricken but the level of consumption in the provincial capital is too high!” wrote one user on weibo.
“Why should taxpayer money that can be used to build a good school for children be used to build a government office complex? Indignation…” wrote another.
