‘Frost Boy’ in China Warms Up the Internet, and Stirs Poverty Debate
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‘Frost Boy’ in China Warms Up the Internet, and Stirs Poverty Debate
"From this little man, foreigners far away will see the great effort and strength of the Chinese nation."
But the photo of Fuman shined a light on the plight of the tens of millions of so-called left-behind children who grow up in impoverished rural areas largely on their own after their parents leave to work in big cities.
Kam Wing Chan said that There are so many similar incidents of hardship for left-behind children in China every day,
" one Weibo user wrote, "but we can praise poverty." Photos of Fuman’s hands, swollen
and blistered, also circulated on social media. that We can’t solve poverty,
Many left-behind children like Fuman live with their grandparents.
"I hope they both can make it to college and find a stable job." Fuman told the Chinese network CCTV
that he hoped to go to a university in Beijing and become a police officer or a scientist.
Fuman’s story drew many uplifting comments online, but it also provoked some cynicism about China’s efforts to eliminate poverty.
Scores of rural schools have been shut in recent years, forcing many children to travel long distances to attend classes.
13, 2018
BEIJING — On a bitterly cold morning this month, Wang Fuman, 8, set out for school as he usually did, walking 2.8 miles through mountains
and streams until he reached the warmth of his third-grade classroom.
"From this little man, foreigners far away will see the great effort and strength of the Chinese nation."
But the photo of Fuman shined a light on the plight of the tens of millions of so-called left-behind children who grow up in impoverished rural areas largely on their own after their parents leave to work in big cities.
Kam Wing Chan said that There are so many similar incidents of hardship for left-behind children in China every day,
" one Weibo user wrote, "but we can praise poverty." Photos of Fuman’s hands, swollen
and blistered, also circulated on social media. that We can’t solve poverty,
Many left-behind children like Fuman live with their grandparents.
"I hope they both can make it to college and find a stable job." Fuman told the Chinese network CCTV
that he hoped to go to a university in Beijing and become a police officer or a scientist.
Fuman’s story drew many uplifting comments online, but it also provoked some cynicism about China’s efforts to eliminate poverty.
Scores of rural schools have been shut in recent years, forcing many children to travel long distances to attend classes.
13, 2018
BEIJING — On a bitterly cold morning this month, Wang Fuman, 8, set out for school as he usually did, walking 2.8 miles through mountains
and streams until he reached the warmth of his third-grade classroom.