Over 23 Million Chinese Can Not Afford Food And Clothes

CHONGQING, CHINA - APRIL 3: (CHINA OUT) An elder woman gathers recyclable waste from an ash bin at a street on April 3, 2006 in Chongqing Municipality, China. According to state media, about 23.65 million Chinese people in rural areas still can not afford daily food and clothes and another 40.67 million rural residents are earning between 683 yuan (approximately USD 85) to 944 yuan (approximately USD 117) per person a year, a senior official of the State Council said. The official poverty line is set by China at 944 yuan per year. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)