Child poverty is a serious problem all over the world. Notably, numerous studies have examined the problem of rural poverty in China while urban poverty (particularly child poverty) in China remains to be charted. This presentation looks at poor households and their children in urban China, assessing the extent of their poverty as well as how poverty impacts the children. Qualitative methodology, including in-depth interviews and focus group methods, is adopted in this study. Some 19 poor families were interviewed in Tianjin, China. It is found that there is no access to health insurance which threatens poor urban childrenĄ¯s survival and health. High educational fees further compromise the right of development on the basic of equal opportunity. While the basic rights of survival, development and protection of poor urban children are satisfied, their right of participation is overlooked. In short, poor families carry too much burden to realize childrenĄ¯s rights and human needs. Implications (policy and research) of the study will be discussed. In conclusion, we argue that as a state signatory of The Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Chinese government should introduce more potent policies and strategies to deal with the problem of child poverty.