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Apple's iPhone loses top spot in China to Huawei: Analysts::Huawei overtook Apple's iPhone in the leading spot for smartphone market share in China.

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[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What constitutes the middle class in China? How comparable is it to the US?

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah if we're using the offical federal definitions, the US's definition of poverty is laughably lower than it should be

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For reference, in the US in 2023, if you are a family of two and your combined annual income is $19,800.00 you are considered to be above the poverty line. This figure represents income BEFORE taxes are taken out.