Despite extraordinary growth since the start of its transition to a market economy in 1979, China is facing serious challenges simultaneously: rising inequality, large and growing levels of environmental degradation, stubborn external imbalances, and an aging society.
自1979年开始向市场经济转型以来，中国实现了非凡的经济增长，但如今，中国同时面临着几个严重挑战：加剧的不平等性、严重且不断恶化的环境破坏、顽固的外部失衡，还有社会的老龄化。