China Is Ready to Pass India in the Gold Race

摘要

Yang Cuiyan, a 41-year-old housekeeper from Anhui province, is one reason China is poised to topple India as the world's top consumer of gold. Standing outside Beijing's busiest jewelry store, wearing a thick coat against the autumn chill, she clasps a gold necklace that cost her 10,000 yuan ($1,640), or five months' wages. "I can put it on when I go back home to show everyone that I'm doing well."