Why China's middle class is not doing so well - Shaun Rein

Shaun Rein

While consumer confidence in China might be high in general, the so-called middle class - earning between 6,000 and 115,000 US dollar per year - are fairly pessimistic, explains business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC. Mid-tier consumer brands are being hit, he predicts.   

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