Mercado de trabalho e salário mínimo na China

This article analyzes the evolution of the minimum wage policy in China since the establishment of an “harmonious society” with ex-president Hu Jintao’s and during Xi Jinping’s current “Chinese dream”, examining it in the general context of the functioning of the Chinese labor market. The high heterogeneity in the country’s socioeconomic development is behind the relative complexity of the minimum wage policy in China, making a direct concept of a national minimum such as in Brazil unviable. In this sense, this article contributes empirically to the debate by developing its own estimation of the national minimum wage in China in order to discuss its regional variation and its potential effects on national income distribution.