It has also kept the per capita income at its low level--currently it's around US $ 300 to US $ 400. The fact that the mainland government spends a large percentage of its GNP on weapons doesn't help the situation.
大陸現在平均每年每人的國民所得，約在三到四百美元，原本就很低，中共又用很高的比例來買武器，像美國最近答應要賣差不多五億美金的武器，對大陸的軍方當然是有利的，但對整體發展、所有人民都是不利的，因為他們已沒什麼錢了。