How many hurdles must youth clear?

China's youths are getting increasingly frustrated, and the government has to take effective measures to address the issue in order to maintain social peace.

A significant percentage of today's youths are well educated, tech-savvy and hooked to global culture, and an increasing number of them now study overseas. However, there is a real divide between China's urban and rural youths. The massive expansion in higher education in China has mainly benefited young people living in cities. In the countryside, the quality of schools is inferior and access to computers difficult.

Moreover, with an income gap between urban and rural residents of 4-to-1, people living in the countryside have far fewer resources - and thus are more likely to be condemned to poverty.