There are many ethical defects in the Chinese system for ensuring the minimum standard of living as shown during its implementation: In terms of people eligible to receive the aid, there is discrimination: the peasants who make up two-thirds of Chinese population are not entitled to the subsistence allowance and the peasant workers in the cities also suffer from discrimination; There are many ethical defects in the Chinese system for ensuring the minimum standard of living as shown in its implementation: In terms of people eligible to receive the aid, there is discrimination: the peasants who make up two-thirds of Chinese population are not. to the subsistence allowance and the peasant workers in the cities also suffer from discrimination;