China;s Economic Woes

China's economic growth rate slowed to a near 30-year low in the third quarter, hurting the income of its poorest. Gan Xiaoge, an office cleaner, finds herself among the hundreds of millions of Chinese who are starting to feel the pinch. "Pork prices have risen so much in recent months and soon I won't be able to afford meat any more. The landlord has also raised my rent from 500 yuan ($71)