The rise of China’s middle class offers a compelling interpretation of the concept of common prosperity and of Chinese-style modernization. Today’s Chinese middle class combines a strong drive for economic advancement with robust patriotism and a global outlook. At the same time, it provides independent and incisive observations and assessments of globalization, the waning of Western hegemony, and the turbulence in U.S.–China relations, and it possesses the candor and directness to offer forthright criticism and counsel. The rapid emergence and explosive growth of this middle class will propel China’s domestic development and directly shape its international stance. Focusing on the Shanghai middle class as a representative case, the author examines and analyzes the living conditions of China’s middle class across social, economic, academic, and artistic dimensions, using extensive data analysis and surveys as key entry points. The discussion adopts a rational view of China’s rise and development, foregrounding the middle class as a pivotal social force, and situates the analysis within the broader context of current U.S.–China relations and the evolving landscape of globalization.


中國中產的崛起是對共同富裕理念和中國式現代化的有效詮釋。今日中國中產既有強烈進取的經濟發展動力、強有力的愛國與世界眼光，同時對全球化、西方霸權衰落、動蕩中的中美關系有著獨立且敏銳的觀察、研判，具備坦率與直接的批評諫言能力。中國中產的迅速興起和爆發性增長，將驅動中國國內的發展，並直接影響中國的對外姿態。作者從社會、經濟、學術、藝術等各個層面介紹分析了以上海中產為代表的中國中產的生活狀態，並且以大量的數據分析和調查為切入點，理性看待中國崛起與發展，聚焦“中產”這一中國社會力量，並置於當今中美關系的大背景以及全球化新局勢中來理解這一討論。