Talk:Social issues in China

message: Almost all the information is from 2012 or earlier. It's no secret that China is changing rapidly, in all facets of Chinese society. Recommend to either update the citations (which there are almost none) or to delete the page, as 2012 China is most likely completely different from 2020 China.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.231.210.219 (talk) 23:00, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Out of date

message: This article should be deleted. First because it's only a list with no citation whatsoever. It's mostly likely just a list of opinions by some random person on how China should develop. Second, it only encourage the view of more foreigners who haven't experience China first hand that China is a crappy country. There is already enough "activists" on Wikipedia complaining about "human rights" issue in China. Also, most of the issues are already discussed in the other China articles.76.227.79.108 (talk) 07:00, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Delete

message: Ohh so many problems... where to start writing?? Colipon+(T) 21:28, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How about starting with "I will not arbitrarily add problems; I will not arbitrarily add problems".  Talk about POV, did this list come out of someone's rear?  Yongke 15:03, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Saying the problems are arbitrary is a bold move. Colipon+(T) 22:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: problems

message: Here is: http://www.edu.cn/20010101/21915.shtml
There is loads of other information on the internet about physical education in China. I think the whole page is utterly pointless but in particular I severely doubt that there a lack of physical education in China. This point at least should be removed it is completely unfounded. User: Wushu 1984  —Preceding undated comment was added at 21:01, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: a citation

message: This article definitely blows right now, but the Social issues in the United States article shows that it can be done. We just need to add citations, remove BS, and cleanup the POV wording. Heroeswithmetaphors (talk) 13:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Calling other editors "freaks" and implying that they are not rational is not how to approach editing Wikipedia. Try assuming good faith and avoiding attacking other editors. The article is not here to satisfy a Western POV or a Chinese nationalist POV, but to reflect reliable sources. Fences&Windows 02:40, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: This article blows

message: I have removed the following points with my reasons (aside from all of them being uncited).
Not true
* “non-existing pension system”  not what the IMF says. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2009/wp09246.pdf 
*”Uncontrollable flow of mass migration” not with the Haikou system but yes there is migration
*”Lack of multi-lingual abilities to compete in the globalized economy” yet the Chinese economy one of the world’s most competitive
*Lack of job opportunities after graduation
*“(includes Three Gorges Dam project)” in sacrificing environmental needs for economic gain. Removed for that is debateable.
This is so general it can be applied to any country in the world especially the US.
*”Corruption in Health care (lack of healthcare cover, hospital overcrowding and low wages prompt doctors to seek additional monetary incentive from patients)” corruption should go under corruption putting corruption under every heading just bloats the article and shows bias
* Health care Underdeveloped
* double standards in healthcare
The following cannot be any more vague
*Parental and peer pressure on youth
*Challenges to authority
The following cannot be any more general. We are talking big issues here not relatively “minor” and rapidly improving issues in China these same issues also are common to EVERY developing country.
* Health care Lacks of modern equipment in rural areas.
*Personal safety risks (especially in public places such as train stations)
*”Gambling and prostitution” the article is mostly about the topic’s history. I don’t see any glaring problems specific to China that is not applicable to other developed and developing countries.
*”Sanitation” seriously one word? No citations? No explanations?
So What?
* Privatization of healthcare
*”New generation of Chinese embracing anything Western (pop music, western clothing, going to Starbucks, etc.), thus losing Chinese culture”. I wouldn’t say a mass exodus of Chinese culture and isn’t that happening everywhere.
*Buddhism becoming commercialized
*Most citizens live on the eastern half of China in cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong
I will get citations for the rest left in the articleTerramorphous (talk • contribs) 21:52, 22 Jan 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Working to Fix it

message: Seen as this article is highly deficient in quality content, I aim to develop one of the less worked on sections: notably, “Elitism and Discrimination”. This section highlights two different aspects of Chinese social issues, therefor, I plan to solely focus on discrimination in China, and more specifically on gender discrimination. Thus, I plan to add a subheading to this section titled: Gender Discrimination, and hope that other contributors may work on additional sub-sections describing other forms of discrimination in China (ethnic, religious, or class). In this section I plan to discuss the state of gender inequality in China. Notably, I aim to discuss the various potential causes for China's gender inequalities, by describing the potential institutional, cultural, and economic reasons for its existence. I will discuss the substantial effects of this practice on their society’s population, labour force, and progress. Furthermore, I will describe the rising wage gap in China, and the reasons behind its continued rise. I will also highlight the existing stereotypes which appear throughout Chinese society, and their effects on the role of women in China and their place in the family dynamic. Lastly, I plan to emphasize the new forms of activism which appear in China’s civil society defending gender equality, and the government’s response to these efforts. I hope that this section will make the article a little more informative on an important facet of China’s social issues. Aliasqh (talk) 12:38, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a Section on Gender Issues in China 

message: I found an article talking about masculinity in China: https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/23551/5/02Whole.pdf
WhisperToMe (talk) 05:35, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Masculinity 

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