Addressing social conflicts

Deepening urban-rural income divide may endanger China's social stability and threaten sustainable development

Foxconn and Honda's recent decisions to raise the wages of employees at their plants in Shenzhen and Foshan, respectively, have drawn wide attention and coverage from foreign media.

Some have hailed the wage hikes as the coming of a new era for Chinese laborers while others have claimed that the move marks another workers' revolution in the Asian nation.