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As China's economy has exploded over the last 30 years, so too have the incomes and living standards of average Chinese people.

 

The average disposable income of urban Chinese households rose to around $3,000 per capita in 2010, according to an analysis of official government statistics by China Market Research Group. That means a typical family of three earns around $9,000 a year.