DALIAN -- Li Qiang's household income has soared 70% in the last five years, but life isn't getting any easier.
"Economic pressure is only rising," said the 36-year-old white collar worker with a wife and 1-year-old child in Dalian. It is a sentiment many Chinese share, and it tells us a lot about why consumer spending growth is slowing after years of rapid expansion egged on by the government.
