The development of a market economy and the opening-up of the country also had adverse impacts, notably the rich-poor gap, urban-rural disparity and the low level of integration of vulnerable groups such as women, children, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
发展市场经济和国家对外开放也带来不利影响，主要是贫富差距，城乡差异以及弱势群体社会融合度低，如妇女、儿童、少数民族及残疾人。